I recently obtained a Private Pilots license so the training is fresh in my head. I can't think of anything I studied or learned that would be a waste of time for light sport pilots.
As for the third class medical certificate required for Private Pilots, I really don't see what the big deal is. If you have a pulse and can see three feet in front of you can easily obtain one. Perhaps it is the cost? ($80)
I think what the FAA is saying with this designation is that since you will be flying a light aircraft that can do little damage to others - feel free to take your own risks.
I've been a long time user of BeBits and am real happy to see a similiar site for Gnome. It is a bit spooky to see a site that looks almost exactly like a site you've been using for awhile. It would be like a Bizzaro Slashdot where everything looks familiar, but then you notice that the articles use correct spelling and the Webmaster's name is Samurai Steve.
I think our DM was corrupt . . .
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I always found it odd that our Dungeon Master could slay a dragon with the flip of a single die, yet the rest of us would have to roll furiously just to take out a a couple of measley tree squirrels. On top of that we would come away with severe damage while he walked away without a scratch.
I think the filmakers here are damaging their own credibility by not acknowledging the work of John Vincent Atanasoff. If they don't choose to recognize Atanasoff's computer as the first "digital" computer, that is their choice as historians. But to ignore his work only discredits their own.
The ENIAC inventors have stated on numerous occasions that Atanasoff's work was instrumental in the development of the ENIAC. When historians choose to ignore Atanasoff in favor of the more "sexy" ENIAC story, they are simply burying the truth.
As much as I would like to see Atanasoff recognized as the true creator, I don't want to take anything away from Eckert and Mauchly. The people who discover new ways of using existing technology are just as important to the story as those who created the technology in the first place. A great technology that goes unused is irrelevant.
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I recently obtained a Private Pilots license so the training is fresh in my head. I can't think of anything I studied or learned that would be a waste of time for light sport pilots.
As for the third class medical certificate required for Private Pilots, I really don't see what the big deal is. If you have a pulse and can see three feet in front of you can easily obtain one. Perhaps it is the cost? ($80)
I think what the FAA is saying with this designation is that since you will be flying a light aircraft that can do little damage to others - feel free to take your own risks.
I've been a long time user of BeBits and am real happy to see a similiar site for Gnome. It is a bit spooky to see a site that looks almost exactly like a site you've been using for awhile. It would be like a Bizzaro Slashdot where everything looks familiar, but then you notice that the articles use correct spelling and the Webmaster's name is Samurai Steve.
I'm just saying...
I always found it odd that our Dungeon Master could slay a dragon with the flip of a single die, yet the rest of us would have to roll furiously just to take out a a couple of measley tree squirrels. On top of that we would come away with severe damage while he walked away without a scratch.
I think the filmakers here are damaging their own credibility by not acknowledging the work of John Vincent Atanasoff. If they don't choose to recognize Atanasoff's computer as the first "digital" computer, that is their choice as historians. But to ignore his work only discredits their own.
The ENIAC inventors have stated on numerous occasions that Atanasoff's work was instrumental in the development of the ENIAC. When historians choose to ignore Atanasoff in favor of the more "sexy" ENIAC story, they are simply burying the truth.
As much as I would like to see Atanasoff recognized as the true creator, I don't want to take anything away from Eckert and Mauchly. The people who discover new ways of using existing technology are just as important to the story as those who created the technology in the first place. A great technology that goes unused is irrelevant.