Langewiesche's Stick and Rudder

[visual approach]

Yup.

Best I can figure is that CID is immensely bored and
picks fights for fun on the internet to pass the time.

and most of the time someone takes the bait.........

[CID]

Since I'm sure both you and CID know this I don't see what the argument is about.

Hedley originally stated:

Best way to teach theory of flight is to take a 4x8
sheet of plywood outside on a windy day.

All wings create lift by accelerating air downwards.

I disagree. So does NASA.

Then he went on to say:

Sigh.

No wonder students have such a poor understanding
of the theory of flight.

That was based on several informative (and correct) posts that disputed what he stated about the sheet of plywood demonstration.

I implied (rather sarcastically I admit) that a student pilot didn't need to know the theory of lift in detail (as Hedley implied) and that his plywood demonstration was actually misleading if we were in fact discussing the theory of lift in detail in techical terms not in operational terms.

Now Hedley did a "180" and agrees that student pilots don't need to understand the detailed theory of lift. I agree.

Best I can figure is that CID is immensely bored and
picks fights for fun on the internet to pass the time.

That's another area where your logic breaks down. I was only one of several that disagreed with your statement. You chose to concentrate your efforts on me rather than others who disagreed. Let's face it you'd rather concentrate on discrediting me than discussing the topic.

It's OK I can take it but if you have the desire to improve yourself and the qualtity of these discussions, I'm sure we can put our differences aside.

[Hedley]

Let's face it you'd rather concentrate on discrediting me than discussing the topic

It's hilarious when you accuse others of doing exactly what you do first.

A day for you, without assasinating someone's character, must
be like a day without sunshine.

I never did a 180. You wanted to make it as complicated
as possible. I was trying to keep it simple for the poor
students.

[. ._]

Just so ya know, Stick and Rudder isn't heavily into theory of lift. It talks about downwash, slipstream and a bunch of other stuff though. It focuses more on the pilot's actions in the cockpit.

Knowing exactly the different pressures at what part of the wing, clean air, dirty air, laminar flow, all that jazz doesn't mean diddley if you can't feel a stall coming on turning base to final, IMHO.

CID, what did you think of Stick and Rudder when you read it?

Hedley, what's your opinion on the book?

-istp

[visual approach]

CID, what did you think of Stick and Rudder when you read it?

Hedley, what's your opinion on the book?

-istp

are you trying to re-energize this pissing match istp?

Anywhoo, I have the book on order and can't wait to start reading!

[. ._]

Just trying to get things back on topic, visual approach.

I hope your book comes in soon, man. It has the ISTP seal of approval.

-istp

[B-rad]

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[CID]

I like my "Flight Without Formulae" (Kermode).