Rod Machado's New PPL Manual

I have just received a copy of Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook
Second Edition from the publisher to review.

I haven't had a chance to read all of it yet, but just from what I've
seen thus far, I have no doubt whatsoever that I will be recommending
this book as a study manual to all student pilots.

This hard cover top quality heavyweight glossy paper
manual is the most well written and comprehensive work I have ever seen
done by anyone in the industry.

Throughout my career as a CFI I have always used and recommended Bill
Kershner's fine manuals, and these are still fine books today.
But what Rod has done with his books is absolutely amazing. The
presentation is not only accurate, but done with the "average person"
and "everyday pilot" in mind. Rod takes the most complicated of issues
and presents them intelligently and with a splash of humor that is
unbelievably educational. The drawings and graphics are exceptional.
I can't stress enough my positive opinion of this book.
--
Dudley Henriques

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:47 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Rod takes the most complicated of issues
and presents them intelligently and with a splash of humor that is
unbelievably educational.

I find Rod's public appearances entertaining and fun, but the humor he
injects into his training manuals is just unnecessary extraneous
fodder to wade through. But that's just my personal view as a
student. http://www.rodmachado.com/

Give me Kershner any day over anything else I've seen.
http://www.kershnerflightmanuals.com/

And for the written, the Gleam books cut right to the heart of the
issues with just the right amount of supporting information.
http://www.gleim.com/aviation/

And for getting comfortable with ATC communications, Bob Gardner's Say
Again, Please is first rate.
http://www.asa2fly.com/Communication..._product1.aspx

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:47 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Rod takes the most complicated of issues
and presents them intelligently and with a splash of humor that is
unbelievably educational.

I find Rod's public appearances entertaining and fun, but the humor he
injects into his training manuals is just unnecessary extraneous
fodder to wade through. But that's just my personal view as a
student.

Interesting.

Rod's books aside, I would counter by telling you that in my 50 odd
years of teaching, lecturing, and dealing with the learning environment
generally, I have found the judicious use of, and injection of humor in
this environment to be an INVALUABLE and in fact, an INDISPENSABLE tool
for ANY teacher.

The most successful teachers I have known in my life have ALL used humor
in their approach to their professions. In fact, I have found any and
all credible sources within the teaching community dealing with
instructing others how to teach stressing the value of humor as a
teaching tool.

I can find no misuse or overload whatsoever with the way Rod uses humor
in his books. In addition, I find his use of humor one of the most
positive aspects of his writing style.

Thank you however, for your opinion.

--
Dudley Henriques

While I agree that humor can be a very valuable teaching tool, I find it
works best in one-on-one or small group situations where it can be tailored
to the specific audience.

Unfortunately, in his writings, I find that some of Mr. Machado's humor
falls into the "silly" category, and does not appeal to me at all. This is
not to take anything away from the "meat" of Mr. Machado's writing, which I
usually find quite valuable.

Having learned everything I have needed to provide me with a successful
career as a computer programmer from reading nothing but very dry
documentation, I personally find that written humor is generally a turn-off
for me when I am trying to learn a complicated subject. As Joe Friday would
say, "Just the facts, ma'am."

And now that this is settled, let's move on to that high-wing vs. low-wing
thing, shall we ;-)




"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...
Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:47 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Rod takes the most complicated of issues and presents them intelligently
and with a splash of humor that is unbelievably educational.

I find Rod's public appearances entertaining and fun, but the humor he
injects into his training manuals is just unnecessary extraneous
fodder to wade through. But that's just my personal view as a
student.

Interesting.

Rod's books aside, I would counter by telling you that in my 50 odd years
of teaching, lecturing, and dealing with the learning environment
generally, I have found the judicious use of, and injection of humor in
this environment to be an INVALUABLE and in fact, an INDISPENSABLE tool
for ANY teacher.

The most successful teachers I have known in my life have ALL used humor
in their approach to their professions. In fact, I have found any and all
credible sources within the teaching community dealing with instructing
others how to teach stressing the value of humor as a teaching tool.

I can find no misuse or overload whatsoever with the way Rod uses humor in
his books. In addition, I find his use of humor one of the most positive
aspects of his writing style.

Thank you however, for your opinion.

--
Dudley Henriques

"news.chi.sbcglobal.net" wrote in message
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While I agree that humor can be a very valuable teaching tool, I find it
works best in one-on-one or small group situations where it can be
tailored to the specific audience.

Unfortunately, in his writings, I find that some of Mr. Machado's humor
falls into the "silly" category, and does not appeal to me at all. This is
not to take anything away from the "meat" of Mr. Machado's writing, which
I usually find quite valuable.

....

And now that this is settled, let's move on to that high-wing vs. low-wing
thing, shall we ;-)


Now that was just silly!

news.chi.sbcglobal.net wrote:
While I agree that humor can be a very valuable teaching tool, I find it
works best in one-on-one or small group situations where it can be
tailored to the specific audience.

Unfortunately, in his writings, I find that some of Mr. Machado's humor
falls into the "silly" category, and does not appeal to me at all. This
is not to take anything away from the "meat" of Mr. Machado's writing,
which I usually find quite valuable.

Having learned everything I have needed to provide me with a successful
career as a computer programmer from reading nothing but very dry
documentation, I personally find that written humor is generally a
turn-off for me when I am trying to learn a complicated subject. As Joe
Friday would say, "Just the facts, ma'am."

And now that this is settled, let's move on to that high-wing vs.
low-wing thing, shall we ;-)




"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...
Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:47 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Rod takes the most complicated of issues and presents them
intelligently and with a splash of humor that is unbelievably
educational.

I find Rod's public appearances entertaining and fun, but the humor he
injects into his training manuals is just unnecessary extraneous
fodder to wade through. But that's just my personal view as a
student.

Interesting.

Rod's books aside, I would counter by telling you that in my 50 odd
years of teaching, lecturing, and dealing with the learning
environment generally, I have found the judicious use of, and
injection of humor in this environment to be an INVALUABLE and in
fact, an INDISPENSABLE tool for ANY teacher.

The most successful teachers I have known in my life have ALL used
humor in their approach to their professions. In fact, I have found
any and all credible sources within the teaching community dealing
with instructing others how to teach stressing the value of humor as a
teaching tool.

I can find no misuse or overload whatsoever with the way Rod uses
humor in his books. In addition, I find his use of humor one of the
most positive aspects of his writing style.

Thank you however, for your opinion.

--
Dudley Henriques


Google search for (humor in teaching) reveals 2,040,000 hits. I didn't
read them all, but I believe all are positive.
Putting "humor in teaching" in quotes, reveals 11,400 hits, same result
I believe.

Thanks for your input.

--
Dudley Henriques

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
...

Google search for (humor in teaching) reveals 2,040,000 hits. I didn't
read them all, but I believe all are positive.
Putting "humor in teaching" in quotes, reveals 11,400 hits, same result I
believe.


So what, a Google search for "home made dog ****" reveals 2,270,000 hits.

Talking bull**** reveals 275,000. Probably more applicable to your
situation.

On Mar 24, 4:58 pm, Dudley Henriques wrote:
news.chi.sbcglobal.net wrote:
While I agree that humor can be a very valuable teaching tool, I find it
works best in one-on-one or small group situations where it can be
tailored to the specific audience.

Unfortunately, in his writings, I find that some of Mr. Machado's humor
falls into the "silly" category, and does not appeal to me at all. This
is not to take anything away from the "meat" of Mr. Machado's writing,
which I usually find quite valuable.

Having learned everything I have needed to provide me with a successful
career as a computer programmer from reading nothing but very dry
documentation, I personally find that written humor is generally a
turn-off for me when I am trying to learn a complicated subject. As Joe
Friday would say, "Just the facts, ma'am."

And now that this is settled, let's move on to that high-wing vs.
low-wing thing, shall we ;-)

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
.. .
Larry Dighera wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:47 -0400, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Rod takes the most complicated of issues and presents them
intelligently and with a splash of humor that is unbelievably
educational.

I find Rod's public appearances entertaining and fun, but the humor he
injects into his training manuals is just unnecessary extraneous
fodder to wade through. But that's just my personal view as a
student.

Interesting.

Rod's books aside, I would counter by telling you that in my 50 odd
years of teaching, lecturing, and dealing with the learning
environment generally, I have found the judicious use of, and
injection of humor in this environment to be an INVALUABLE and in
fact, an INDISPENSABLE tool for ANY teacher.

The most successful teachers I have known in my life have ALL used
humor in their approach to their professions. In fact, I have found
any and all credible sources within the teaching community dealing
with instructing others how to teach stressing the value of humor as a
teaching tool.

I can find no misuse or overload whatsoever with the way Rod uses
humor in his books. In addition, I find his use of humor one of the
most positive aspects of his writing style.

Thank you however, for your opinion.

--
Dudley Henriques

Google search for (humor in teaching) reveals 2,040,000 hits. I didn't
read them all, but I believe all are positive.
Putting "humor in teaching" in quotes, reveals 11,400 hits, same result
I believe.

Thanks for your input.

--
Dudley Henriques

Humor in teaching works when it's situational, responding to a
specific situation. Best done in an actual teaching situation. In
written materials it's tedious. Quite frankly whenever I read
Machado, I get the impression he has a jokes per paragraph quota that
he's gonna fill whether he has material or not.

On Mar 24, 2:35 pm, "news.chi.sbcglobal.net"
wrote:
While I agree that humor can be a very valuable teaching tool, I find it
works best in one-on-one or small group situations where it can be tailored
to the specific audience.

Agreed. The thing I dislike about the Ron Machado book is how it
shoves the "humor" down your throat. Sometimes I just want to look up
something and not have to wade through heaps of goofyness. I prefer
the more dry, subtle humor.

At the place I used to instruct at, if a student skipped a bunch of
ground lessons, we'd lock him in a room and make him watch a few hours
of the King School videos as punishment. Those videos might hit the
mark for the older generation, but not so much with the "south park"
generation these days.

buttman wrote in
:

On Mar 24, 2:35 pm, "news.chi.sbcglobal.net"
wrote:
While I agree that humor can be a very valuable teaching tool, I find
it works best in one-on-one or small group situations where it can be
tailored to the specific audience.

Agreed. The thing I dislike about the Ron Machado book is how it
shoves the "humor" down your throat. Sometimes I just want to look up
something and not have to wade through heaps of goofyness. I prefer
the more dry, subtle humor.

No you don't


Bertie