Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rod Machado's new Sport Pilot book i...

This is in response to the guy who thinks that there is too much to learn to be a pilot. I've been flying for 50 years and am still learning.
If too much to learn is a reason for someone to drop out of flight training,good, we don't need stupid pilots.

Skyking
--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "apollonorthamerica" <apollonorthamerica@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lacy,
> Welcome to the World Wide Web though you are a decade late :). But honestly this is now the social media decade now and the short form is a fact of life and expected to be understood if one will participate on the web discussions and forums.
> On the web a quick search will get you the "published" meanings you are looking for just like in any publication or book, a look elsewhere will get you to a page where such things are defined.
>
> The first thing you should (or anyone else in the same situation) should do is to look at
> http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php
>
> Hey at least you have to just deal with English. I am fluent in 3 languages and so so in a 4th. Just imagine how many of these I have to know to talk to all the people I talk to on the web :).
> Best of luck.
> Abid
>
>
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, LacyTG@ wrote:
> >
> > I guess, I want to maybe say thing that is going to make some people very
> > mad at me, but I just have to say it none the less.
> >
> > It is my opinion that people in all of these groups use acronyms as if
> > every one understand their terms. I worked for the government all of my life,
> > who is known for this type of BS, however, when they use it in any types
> > of writings they spell it out in all of their published works at least once.
> > That is so anyone who reads it knows how it is used. In these types of
> > groups, you ignore the lai person, as if your way above the common people.
> > What in the world is wrong with open discussion and letting everyone
> > "understand" your full meaning? I am new to the LSA organization, and wish to
> > learn more. But am hampered by this type of conversation where I am slowed
> > down by trying to figure out the words. Come on people, you can do better
> > than that.
> >
> > You know we get upset at people who text on their phones all day long.
> > The do not know how to write a word in English............ are you heading
> > down that road leading the next generation?
> >
> > Just my person thought, take it or leave it, but I know there is others out
> > there who feel the same way...........
> >
> > Lacy Kaye
> > Owner: Challenger II in Spring Hill Florida........
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/9/2011 9:18:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > drice003@ writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I did rod's book ,while it is thick and it is massive ,there is nothing in
> > there that is not worth knowing. I got a 96 on sp test and would not have
> > done it with out the book
> >
> > and mine is now for sale with free notes in the margin
> > d:
> >
> >
> >
> > Having to plow through 582 pages just to get a Sport Pilot license is way
> > too much. I thought the appeal of getting a SP license was the training was
> > much less than a PP. I read his equally massive Private Pilot Handbook and
> > thought no wonder the drop out rate for PPs is nearly 70 % ( per AOPA ).
> > While I like Rods writing style his books are a perfect example of less is
> > ALOT more. The video courses I've seen from King are IMO a much easier and
> > efficient way of learning than reading a bloated textbook.
> >
> >
> >
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