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

Well that's the reason the FAA has their excellent, yet extremely boring (IMHO) texts available for free on the web.  Guaranteed every bit as exiting as filling out an IRS 1040 but 100% free (if you read it on the web) and non-wordy.  We keep printed versions of those on sale in our shop for the student's who prefer more boring and less wordy texts.  To each his own.

Helen


Aug 12, 2011 12:18:48 PM, Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com wrote:

This is in response to the guy who's been flying for 50 years and said he "don't need stupid pilots". In many chapters of Rod's over 600 page PP Handbook he could have gotten his message across more effectively if he actually said LESS than what he did, and without any loss of content as well. Many times while plowing through it I thought to myself - we got it enough already !! I do like his writing style and found his humor enjoyable, he just was frequently too wordy and could have used simple summaries to shorten some subjects up. Perhaps for what they charge for his book ( $ 60 IIRC ) he was merely trying to give the reader his money's worth.

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Skyking" wrote:
>
>
> 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" 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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> > >
> >
>




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