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

BTW By The Way

Hey but how can you complain about acronyms for aviation like LSA, SP, IFR, AOPA, PP
I mean we are talking about an aviation group here, right.
I though Mr. Lacy was talking about the net ones like IMO, BTW, BS and the like.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Bill" <bill@...> wrote:
>
> So far today I remember seeing:
> ATC Air Traffic Control
> IMO In My Opinion
> PP Private Pilot
> SP Sport Pilot
> LSA Light Sport Aircraft
> IFR Instrument Flight Rules
> AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
> BS If you don't know, ask your mother
>
> Bill (always here to help) Watson
> bill@...
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "pwrsport@..." <pwrsport@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:04:35 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rod Machado's new Sport Pilot book
> i...
>
> > I believe that aviations acronyms are over done and go beyond reasonableness.
> > It has come to the point of just about becoming a separate language. Acronyms
> > do have some advantage as an abbreviation and can help shorten some dialog if
> > necessary. Weather reports are the worse us of acronyms. It has become a
> > second language brought on when teletype machines were the primary means of
> > sending that information and shorting the report between stations. It is not
> > necessary to use acronyms in communications with ATC. Full understandable
> > English will work just fine.
> >
> > Ed Snyder
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James Ferris
> > Sent: Aug 10, 2011 6:41 AM
> > To: "Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com"
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rod Machado's new Sport
> > Pilot book i...
> >
> > Learn the ACRONYMS, you need them when you spesk on the radio to the tower and
> > aircraft control on IFR flights.
> >
> > From: "LacyTG@..." <LacyTG@...>
> > To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Rod Machado's new Sport
> > Pilot book i...
> >
> > 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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