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From: Mr X on 27 Dec 2009 10:43 "Cynic" <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:r1vej5h8tgpd31uc4ba3hrprl0t6t70ijr(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:12:29 -0000, "Mr X" <invalid(a)invalid.com> > wrote: > >>> I could explain to you how to land an aeroplane or hover a helicopter >>> every day for months, but unless you actually attempt it yourself many >>> times, you will not be able to achieve it. >>> >>10,000 hours in fact. > > No, nothing like that. 5 or 6 attempts will usually achieve an > adequate performance. About 10 times as many before it starts to > become automatic. > >>I wonder how much time pilots have in the air? > > No that relevant. There is a saying about 10000 hour pilots - you get > one type that has 10000 hours experience, and another type that has > had a one hour experience 10000 times. > > Sitting in the left seat for 10 hours with the aircraft on autopilot > is not really flying experience, but is logged in the same way as 10 > one-hour flights of a bush pilot. > Interesting. There seems to be much support for the 10,000 hour view: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/339/nov05_1/b4260
From: Conor on 27 Dec 2009 10:54 In article <4B37641E.660FCE5B(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes says... > > Ah, well there are POI downloads for Tomtom that'll do that for > > Keyfuels, RED and a couple of other cards. > > Already sounds too complicated for me. Why am I not surprised. > And do you have to pay annual > subscription on top? No, they're free. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: johannes on 27 Dec 2009 11:08 Conor wrote: > > In article <4B37641E.660FCE5B(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes > says... > > > > Ah, well there are POI downloads for Tomtom that'll do that for > > > Keyfuels, RED and a couple of other cards. > > > > Already sounds too complicated for me. > > Why am I not surprised. So you admit that the purpose of satnav is to make life more complicated.
From: Ian Dalziel on 27 Dec 2009 11:17 On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:08:52 +0000, johannes <johs(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com> wrote: > > >Conor wrote: >> >> In article <4B37641E.660FCE5B(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes >> says... >> >> > > Ah, well there are POI downloads for Tomtom that'll do that for >> > > Keyfuels, RED and a couple of other cards. >> > >> > Already sounds too complicated for me. >> >> Why am I not surprised. > >So you admit that the purpose of satnav is to make life more complicated. So what would be your simple uncomplicated way of finding a station that takes a particular card, oh wise one? -- Ian D
From: johannes on 27 Dec 2009 11:21
Ian Dalziel wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:08:52 +0000, johannes > <johs(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com> wrote: > > > > > > >Conor wrote: > >> > >> In article <4B37641E.660FCE5B(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes > >> says... > >> > >> > > Ah, well there are POI downloads for Tomtom that'll do that for > >> > > Keyfuels, RED and a couple of other cards. > >> > > >> > Already sounds too complicated for me. > >> > >> Why am I not surprised. > > > >So you admit that the purpose of satnav is to make life more complicated. > > So what would be your simple uncomplicated way of finding a station > that takes a particular card, oh wise one? To have a card which is generally accepted. That's what I do anyway, always works. |