How many times can a group rehash the same old questions? Either the community and conversations evolve or the community dies off.
Years ago I made this post to rec.aviation.piloting:
Like many who have lurked and posted here for long, I have noticed that
certain topics come up again and again, taking quite a lot of space and
often even starting up tired old flame wars. Below is a system I
propose to codify first-postings. I think this will be much easier and
quicker in the long run. Like reading TAFs. For example, how many
times have you read a (2,3,27) or a (16,10,11)? Anyway, maybe someone
with even less of a life than I have can figure out what to do with the
responses.
Tim
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Hi! I
1) am a student pilot,
2) want to learn to fly,
3) am a low-time private pilot,
4) have been flying for years,
5) have a solo story,
6) have a checkride story,
7) have a first-cross-country story,
8 ) have an annual inspection horror story,
9) have a medical certificate horror story,
10) just got ramp-checked,
11) like to fly with my dog,
12) eat Thorazine like candy,
13) think the FAA should require spin training,
14) have a plane with a damage history,
15) use a handheld GPS instead of VORs,
16) don't follow this newsgroup,
17) get tongue-tied on the radio,
18) can't land,
and I
1) get airsick.
2) use autogas.
3) am 87 years old.
4) can't spell "hangar".
5) fly single-engine IFR.
6) am clueless in general.
7) slip my 172 with flaps.
8 ) experienced an emergency.
9) always file a flight plan.
10) apologise if this is a FAQ.
11) sometimes use outdated charts.
12) can't get my spouse to fly with me.
13) throw my fuel samples on the ground.
14) want to use my plane for business travel.
15) like to correct people's grammar and spelling.
16) am looking for a scanner to listen to ATC with.
17) am nervous about landing at uncontrolled fields.
18) think there's a difference between "license" and "certificate".
19) like to speculate on aviation accidents.
20) want to laminate my pilot certificate.
21) don't think VFR on top is a good idea.
22) just read an idiotic news story.
23) use MS flight simulator.
24) am intimidated by ATC.
25) land long.
26) land short.
27) land hard.
28) am gay.
Can somebody please tell me
1) if twins are safer?
2) what the best headset is?
3) where to find FARs online?
4) where to get flight training?
5) if you should tip the line boy?
6) how many hours it takes to solo?
7) can a safety pilot log PIC time?
8 ) how much it costs to own an airplane?
9) if I can use my cell phone while flying?
10) how many hours it takes to get your license?
11) how the shirt tail cutting thing got started?
12) do I have to go to an organized ground school?
13) why some FSDOs interpret the regs differently?
14) if I should enter a partnership on an airplane?
15) if those accelerated training programs are any good?
16) if it's okay to use the throttle instead of the primer?
17) how long it takes to get your real license from Oklahoma City?
18) if those little wrist bands really keep you from hurling?
19) whether you should land gear up on grass or pavement?
20) if they'll let me use my handheld GPS on an airliner?
21) can I actually make a living as a flight instructor?
22) what's the story on the TO/FROM thing on the VOR?
23) how long does a cross-country have to be?
24) what's the best flight simulator program?
25) whether ASOS wind is true or magnetic?
26) if parachutes are required for spins?
27) if I'm too old for a flying career?
28) the best way to enter the pattern?
29) if flying is safer than driving?
30) What's best? High wing or low?
31) who makes the best handheld GPS?
32) who makes the best sunglasses?
33) if ANR headsets really work?
34) how to brief passengers?
35) what a courtesy car is?
36) some good books to read?
37) who Bob Hoover is?
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