From: Brimstone on 18 Jun 2008 08:57 Hiram wrote: > On Jun 18, 1:44 pm, "Mike G" <met...(a)largefoot.com> wrote: > >> >> I would agree that flying a passenger jet is harder than driving >> a truck, but flying a light aircraft is relatively easy. > > Yeah, I think we can agree on that. Thus flying a plane is not (necessarily) harder than driving a lorry.
From: Hiram on 18 Jun 2008 09:10 On Jun 18, 1:57 pm, "Brimstone" <brimstone520-n...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Thus flying a plane is not (necessarily) harder than driving a lorry. No I guess not. But. Is driving a C1 the same as driving a C+E?
From: Brimstone on 18 Jun 2008 09:24 Hiram wrote: > On Jun 18, 1:57 pm, "Brimstone" <brimstone520-n...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Thus flying a plane is not (necessarily) harder than driving a lorry. > > No I guess not. > > But. > > Is driving a C1 the same as driving a C+E? Each has their own challenges.
From: Mike G on 18 Jun 2008 09:27 "Brimstone" <brimstone520-ng02(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:ucmdnXgvf7LXm8TVnZ2dnUVZ8hmdnZ2d(a)bt.com... > Hiram wrote: >> On Jun 18, 1:44 pm, "Mike G" <met...(a)largefoot.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> I would agree that flying a passenger jet is harder than >>> driving >>> a truck, but flying a light aircraft is relatively easy. >> >> Yeah, I think we can agree on that. > > Thus flying a plane is not (necessarily) harder than driving a > lorry. A light plane, easier. You can solo in a light plane after just a few hours tuition. That's how difficult it is. Mike.
From: Conor on 18 Jun 2008 09:55
In article <g3alqv$ge7$1$8302bc10(a)news.demon.co.uk>, Martin says... > >>Non of them stop an aircraft from being able to fly. All they do is > >>mean the FAA grounds it for not meeting required test items. > > Why does it bother the Fleet Air Arm? Oh the septics FAA > > Eeyore is quite funny. I guess he is trying to justify the large amount of money he has spent. Harping on about legalities preventing someone from flying is quite funny, especially when you consider Air America operated a fleet of a model of aircraft quite successfully which the FAA had banned on safety grounds. -- Conor I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams |