Hi Loudmouth,

I only once read a Biggles book. Back in primary school, I borrowed it from the school library. I bet they're verboten in schools now. Not PC enough. Maybe I'm wrong.

Notwithstanding, Air Ace, Biggles, whatever, it's the motivation I'm talking about. I looked into my son's English course many years back and realised that there was nothing motivational for a boy in that entire year. In fact the books studied presented boys as idiots and buffoons - yeah, I know, a lot of them are, but motivation in learning is a prime requirement for successful outcomes. And let me assure you there is little if any motivation for boys in girls' schools.

You write, "girls would grasp the essentials of the mechanics of flight with both hands these days." Yeah, you're probably correct. It is a heavy sort of book and we know that girls aren't all that strong. I think they would need two hands.

You also point out that, "Men can be midwives". Yeah I know mate, and pilots too. I had a student pilot who was one. He was a fabulous sort of fellow and he had a great feel for flying aeroplanes. I don't know what happened to him. A lot of people give up flying training because they get too busy or mostly because it becomes too expensive.

Also "women can be pilots". Yes I know that too. I've flown with plenty of them when training, checking and flight testing them. Probably not a hundred, but not too far off. In fact my first aviation job boss was a woman. Aviation tends to be very female supportive. It always has been. Later when I owned my own aviation company I employed female pilots when I could. I like women and strangely enough they seem to like me too.

TBC

I've got no problem with female pilots, but there just aren't many of them. It's not because of discrimination, it's like STEM subjects, in fact it is a STEM occupation, it doesn't attract many female starters. I can tell you from considerable expert experience, that some females can match any man in normal flight. Others are absolutely shocking - one almost killed us both when doing a flight test. Taking-over controls saved the day - just. The most dangerous flight of my career, I'll never forget it. The funny part about female pilots is that there doesn't seem to be much middle ground between very good and frightening.

An interesting observation is that the female pilots who are excellent tend to be brunettes, with a tad more dark hair on their upper lip than they'd probably like. It's just an observation. Maybe a bit more testosterone than other females. But they're damn good - almost as good as me even. FIGJAM, that's a basic required attribute for pilots.

If you want to talk aviation training and correct principles of teaching, both men and women, motivation is the number one ingredient and you've come to the right place. I made a successful career out of it and whilst not actively flight crew anymore (I retired some years back) I'm still in active related work with Defence. In this case the motivation is money.

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@ ALTRAV, Saturday, 29 December 2018 5:56:22 PM

Thank you for the encouragement mate.

I appreciate the sentiment of your post and concur. I too have been combating the disease (Marxism) for a long time now. Attempting to open people's eyes to what's going on and the misery and disharmony they create. I haven't been very active for a while now, but I see presently a ray of hope beginning to emerge, so I believe it's time to start to push.

The ray of hope is that a slow but growing consensus of anti-leftist attitudes are developing amongst online users these days. Also, by their actions, the extremists of the left are starting to display cracks (no I'm not being dirty) in their structures and arguments. They're starting to display overt aggression. The world, mostly decent people are starting to see them for what they are - hateful vicious bullies. The more we tease and push, the angrier they'll get and display more aggression. That's good. People will see them for what they are.

So now is a good time to push. What they can't stand is decent honest strength. All they have in their arsenal is aggression and lies. Thy don't stand a chance once the light of decency is shone upon them. They're cracking. Watch the signs, increased abuse, increased violence and increased activity. They have a hard time believing that people aren’t listening to them anymore. The battle is a long way from won, but it's great to see them struggling for a change.

Anyway, to sort out the rifle jargon - in civil circumstances firearm is used; in military doctrine it's called a weapon. The two are not transferable although they are the same thing. It's just a matter of protocols.

Cheers.

Foxy, Oh I'm sorry, did I not mention, I have a lot of buttons, nearly all good, but I don't have a mute button.
Tell you what, my love, keep pushing those buttons, you never know, you just might get lucky.
And that's a fact.
HAH, LOL.

VoxUnius, I am going off topic for a moment, because I too was into flying, not commercially like you but domestic.
My story is very typical (and a little boring but) I bought my first plane, a Cessna 150 straight back, never even been in a plane before, but I wanted to fly. Bought it then told the salesman to take me up, after I bought it so I couldn't chicken out.
Did the training full time in my own plane.
After, I think, a couple of years sold it then got a 150 Omni.
Had that for awhile then went on to a 172 straight back (back to manual flaps) I somehow preferred the feel of manual.
Got bored with that then imported the first Rotorway Scorpion 133, with all the grief this stinking country could dish out, never flew it, it's now a display at our local air-force museum.
Then I thought we had progressed, so I bought a New Rotorway Exec. Again NOPE!
This country was still a sh!thole, could not get anywhere with that one either, and this time it was brand new.
And so again I sold it.
Totally disgusted with this country and the pricks everywhere and all around, I simply did not renew my pilots license and vowed to show up this country, it's govt and of course the stupid public that bolster these pricks in the first place, for what they are, useless.
I'm pleased to say these people do not waver from being amongst the most regressive people in the world, and consistent failures at everything they attempt.
The govt keeps the BS flowing that we employ worlds best practices, HAH, I doubt they can even read the definition, because what I've seen all my life is;
'WORLD'S WORST PRACTICES'!
Sorry, I could wait no longer as I know no-one will be interested in sh!t canning or bagging Australia or Aussies, so I thought I would get it out there.
OK, back to topic.
VoxUnius, I agree with your sentiments completely.

Altrav- Your story reminds me of the following... the winner apparently commented that the US Government regulations only required one form... couldn't happen in Oz.

"In reading the book, The Spirit of St. Louis during 1994, Peter Diamandis realized that "such a prize (the space X-Prize), updated and offered ... as a space prize, might be just what was needed to bring space travel to the general public, to jump-start a commercial space industry."