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@sportpilot.info
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From: "pwrsport@ix.netcom.com" <pwrsport@ix.netcom.com>
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@aol.com" <LacyTG@aol.com>
> 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@woh.rr.com 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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