At what age did you start logging time towards your first pilot license?

1] Orange Yellow
2] Orange Blue
3] Yellow Green
4] 42


I'll bet at least a couple of you here in r.a.p. can figure out how to
decode these.

wrote:
I'll bet at least a couple of you here in r.a.p. can figure out how to
decode these.

Resistor color codes?

1. 34
2. 36
3. 45

That last one though, that's really off the wall. Yellow-red? Kinda
orange-y, don'tcha think?

TheSmokingGnu

On Oct 22, 12:56 pm, TheSmokingGnu
wrote:
wrote:
I'll bet at least a couple of you here in r.a.p. can figure out how to
decode these.

Resistor color codes?

1. 34
2. 36
3. 45

That last one though, that's really off the wall. Yellow-red? Kinda
orange-y, don'tcha think?

TheSmokingGnu

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On Oct 22, 1:56 pm, TheSmokingGnu
wrote:
wrote:
I'll bet at least a couple of you here in r.a.p. can figure out how to
decode these.

Resistor color codes?

1. 34
2. 36
3. 45

That last one though, that's really off the wall. Yellow-red? Kinda
orange-y, don'tcha think?
^^^^^^

Bingo!

BTW, I just couldn't resist using the HHGTTG reference, so there you
have it, the Universal Answer is not only a number, but it's also
orange.

This is really very interesting. At our local EAA chapter meeting we are
always looking to get younger folks to join and learn about aviation. As
I look around (and I am 61) pilots now tend to be gray haired folks.
Those that still have hair. Your #3 question shows that we are an aging
population. I know that this is not a scientific study, but I think it
does reflect what is going on. I have not read any other comments yet,
I'll scroll down and see.

What I find especially interesting is that that 90% of the responses to a
pilot's forum on an internet site were in the 40-70 range.

I would think that the a usenet newsgroup based survey would skew the results
to a lower age group - as a percentage of the general population, how many 70
year olds spend a whole lot of time in Usenet?

Judah wrote:
This is really very interesting. At our local EAA chapter meeting we are
always looking to get younger folks to join and learn about aviation. As
I look around (and I am 61) pilots now tend to be gray haired folks.
Those that still have hair. Your #3 question shows that we are an aging
population. I know that this is not a scientific study, but I think it
does reflect what is going on. I have not read any other comments yet,
I'll scroll down and see.


What I find especially interesting is that that 90% of the responses to a
pilot's forum on an internet site were in the 40-70 range.

I would think that the a usenet newsgroup based survey would skew the results
to a lower age group - as a percentage of the general population, how many 70
year olds spend a whole lot of time in Usenet?


Good point....

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

Just saw this thread...

My first half-hour of dual was in a J-3 on 25 February, 1945 at age 15.

Angelo Campanella

"Angelo Campanella" wrote:

Just saw this thread...

My first half-hour of dual was in a J-3 on 25 February, 1945 at age 15.



Still flying, Angelo?


--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

("Dan Luke" wrote)
Still flying, Angelo?


Him, that particular J-3, or both? g


Montblack

Dan Luke wrote:
"Angelo Campanella" wrote:
Just saw this thread...
My first half-hour of dual was in a J-3 on 25 February, 1945 at age 15.

Yes.

I should add that, after accumulating about 8 hours, through spins, I
laid it aside i n 1946 short of solo, to attend college and start my
career. In 1964, having moved to Ohio where flying weather is more
pleasnant, I finished my private pilots course, became licenced then,
flying since.

Ang. C.