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Scared of mid-airs
The events in the world have a LOT to do with luck. It is a tough thing
to accept, being taught that we are the captain of our ship, the master of our soul. But a LOT of what happens to you is due to plain luck. If there was ONE plane in the sky, then there could be NO MAC's. With MORE than one plane, the chance of an MAC is now greater than zero. Such is life... |
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Scared of mid-airs
Some might say it's madness to do a cross country from oslo to Cannes 10
days after getting the PPL, but I think that trip tought me more than I will ever appreciate about flying. Great experience! Good job. I encourage all pilots -- new ones and old -- to hop in the plane and GO some place! Too danged many pilots never, ever, EVER leave the pattern, or (at best) their neighboring $100 hamburger stop. And then we wonder why some pilots quit flying, cuz they're "bored". D'oh! I'd be bored, too. Hop in the plane and fly 500 miles. Aim in whatever direction the weather is best. Don't worry about what you'll do when you get there. It is really, REALLY fun -- and you'll learn more about flying and navigating while doing it. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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The zero probability event can't occur.
True. But the zero probability items are not not there. One half is definately there, right between zero and one. The probability of hitting it is zero. Ok, so you caught me stretching the truth a bit. Just a bit. A wee bit. The probability of catching me in an error is zero, but somehow you did, thus proving my point. Jose -- The price of freedom is... well... freedom. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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"Jose" wrote I have decided (for now) to avoid that area until I get my instrument rating, and can file IFR through that part.... ...where you will still have to engage the Mark I eyeball. Yeah, but the sky will not be full of VFR pilot's and it will be radar controlled. So I will not run the risk on flying there the odd day radar is not up for VFR. At least ATC will have the legal responsability to give you traffic info. I feel it's confusing that in someparts, you get loads of traffic info, other parts none, and nobody really tells you unless you really ask them. I always add "request traffic information enroute" when I initially contact ATC. That way, they will at least say "no known traffic in the area" or something on initial contact, or "no radar cover in your area" If I'm in A airspace flying IFR on a bright day, there's lesser chance of hitting another light aircraft than if I'm 50 feet below A airspace with evry other VFR plane at excactly the same altitude. I know off course that seperation in VMC while flying IFR is also the reponsability of the pilot, but A-class airspace has got to have more traffic sep from ATC than G-class, I think we can agree on that. Frode |
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"Jay Honeck" skrev i melding Some might say it's madness to do a cross country from oslo to Cannes 10 days after getting the PPL, but I think that trip tought me more than I will ever appreciate about flying. Great experience! Good job. I encourage all pilots -- new ones and old -- to hop in the plane and GO some place! Too danged many pilots never, ever, EVER leave the pattern, or (at best) their neighboring $100 hamburger stop. And then we wonder why some pilots quit flying, cuz they're "bored". D'oh! I'd be bored, too. Hop in the plane and fly 500 miles. Aim in whatever direction the weather is best. Don't worry about what you'll do when you get there. It is really, REALLY fun -- and you'll learn more about flying and navigating while doing it. -- Hear hear! Excactly what my wife and I have been doing. On that first trip, we planned the whole thing before leaving home. We wanted to see the Champagne district, places in Denmark, holland etc. We saw none of the places we planned because of weather. We did see lot's of other terrific places though! And learned the lesson! Have an idea of where you want to end up, but be open to change intermediate destinations because of weather. It's more fun to fly a different course and go somewhere else than staying for the 5th day in "no-where" because the weather 50 nm down your intended flight is lower than your comfort range. Off course, you'll need to buy all the maps you "might" use, as it's kind of hard to find pilot shops with Jepp charts in Rural France, but it's worth it! Frode (taking my son this year on a no-known destination thoughout Europe) |
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Scared of mid-airs
You odds of being in a head on car collision are most likely much
higher and yet you drive. Be vigilant and live. Ron Lee |
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On Sat, 6 May 2006 15:28:33 +0200, "Frode Berg"
wrote in :: I know off course that seperation in VMC while flying IFR is also the reponsability of the pilot, but A-class airspace has got to have more traffic sep from ATC than G-class, I think we can agree on that. Right. In Class A airspace ATC provides separation for all. |
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Scared of mid-airs
Yes, and class A is prohibited for VFR.
Frode "Larry Dighera" skrev i melding ... On Sat, 6 May 2006 15:28:33 +0200, "Frode Berg" wrote in :: I know off course that seperation in VMC while flying IFR is also the reponsability of the pilot, but A-class airspace has got to have more traffic sep from ATC than G-class, I think we can agree on that. Right. In Class A airspace ATC provides separation for all. |
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In a previous article, "Frode Berg" said:
Yes, and class A is prohibited for VFR. I understand there are exceptions to that rule, especially for sailplanes riding mountain waves. -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ "Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining." -- Jef Raskin, interviewed in Doctor Dobb's Journal |
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Jose wrote:
The zero probability event can't occur. True. But the zero probability items are not not there. One half is definately there, right between zero and one. The probability of hitting it is zero. Your last sentence is wrong. Consider this question: for what value of N does 1/N = 0? (Hint: "infinity" is not a number you can apply numerical operations on and expect valid results so you can't say "infinity", infinity is a concept whereas 1, 2, 3.14, etc. are all values you can use for N.). If you insist on considering infinity a number, consider the problems you encounter - for example, what does infinity/2 evaluate to? How about infinity/3? Or infinity/billion? Or infinity/infinity? You are probably being confused by the statement often used in pre-calculus that: limit 1/N - 0 as N - infinity. The ratio 1/N is never zero, it "merely" tends to zero for ever larger values on N. So the probability of picking 0.5 is infinitesimally small, as Rob points out, but not zero. It is a mathematically important distinction. |
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