King or sportys

[Aluckyguess]

I am trying to decide weather to buy Kings ifr or sporty's DVD course. Any
opinions on witch one is better?

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Sporty's is alot more intersting to watch and the content is really
nicely laid out...
-Nik
Aluckyguess wrote:
> I am trying to decide weather to buy Kings ifr or sporty's DVD course. Any
> opinions on witch one is better?

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, "Aluckyguess" > said:
>I am trying to decide weather to buy Kings ifr or sporty's DVD course. Any
>opinions on witch one is better?

Depends: King is better if you need a cure for insomnia and want to learn
a bunch of hokey expressions, Sportys is better if you want to learn how
to fly an airplane in the clouds.


--
Paul Tomblin > http://blog.xcski.com/
"Fly the airplane, then work the problem"
-- Rick Grant (quoting RCAF pilot training)

[Aluckyguess]

"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
> In a previous article, "Aluckyguess" > said:
>>I am trying to decide weather to buy Kings ifr or sporty's DVD course. Any
>>opinions on witch one is better?
>
> Depends: King is better if you need a cure for insomnia and want to learn
> a bunch of hokey expressions, Sportys is better if you want to learn how
> to fly an airplane in the clouds.
>
Ok Sporty's it is.

Thanks
>
> --
> Paul Tomblin > http://blog.xcski.com/
> "Fly the airplane, then work the problem"
> -- Rick Grant (quoting RCAF pilot training)

[Longworth[_1_]]

On Jan 23, 9:58 am, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
>Depends: King is better if you need a cure for insomnia and want to learn
> a bunch of hokey expressions, Sportys is better if you want to learn how
> to fly an airplane in the clouds.
>
I have not watched the King's IFR course but the Sporty's version
put me to sleep as well. As much as I tried, I fell asleep within 15
to 20 minutes into each segment.

[Marco Leon]

Longworth wrote:
> I have not watched the King's IFR course but the Sporty's version
> put me to sleep as well. As much as I tried, I fell asleep within 15
> to 20 minutes into each segment.

Wow, I thought it was only me. It took me by surprise because when I
bought the series, I was really excited to watch it. After repeated
attempts, I fell asleep in 15-20 minutes EVERY single time.

I bought King ever since. The Kings' quirkiness actually helps in
remembering the material and is clearly not by accident.

Marco

[Bill Watson]

I prefer King. They are way corny and all but it's all for increased
educational value. I think their DVDs are better training tools. The
material is what is pretty sleepy. It's much more fun to actually go
out and do it.

So obviously, it's whatever works best for you.

Paul Tomblin wrote:
> In a previous article, "Aluckyguess" > said:
>> I am trying to decide weather to buy Kings ifr or sporty's DVD course. Any
>> opinions on witch one is better?
>
> Depends: King is better if you need a cure for insomnia and want to learn
> a bunch of hokey expressions, Sportys is better if you want to learn how
> to fly an airplane in the clouds.
>
>

[Michael R]

What year did you guys buy those courses?
The most recent version of Sporty's IFR course is a lot different than a
couple of years ago.


"Marco Leon" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Longworth wrote:
>> I have not watched the King's IFR course but the Sporty's version
>> put me to sleep as well. As much as I tried, I fell asleep within 15
>> to 20 minutes into each segment.
>
> Wow, I thought it was only me. It took me by surprise because when I
> bought the series, I was really excited to watch it. After repeated
> attempts, I fell asleep in 15-20 minutes EVERY single time.
>
> I bought King ever since. The Kings' quirkiness actually helps in
> remembering the material and is clearly not by accident.
>
> Marco
>

[Kingfish]

On Jan 22, 10:11 pm, "Aluckyguess" > wrote:
> I am trying to decide weather to buy Kings ifr or sporty's DVD course. Any
> opinions on witch one is better?

I bought the King course years ago when I did my IFR training. If you
can stand X hours of Martha King (halfway through I wasn't sure I
could) then their course is pretty well laid out. Like others have
mentioned here, after 20 minutes or so, I was getting the nods and
would have to go back & review

[Marco Leon]

On Jan 23, 8:19 pm, "Michael R" > wrote:
> What year did you guys buy those courses?

About 7 years ago now in 2000. I bought Richard Collins' entire series
since then and have been happy with that but the Private Pilot Course
was the sleeping agent.

Marco

[Kev]

On Jan 24, 9:00 am, "Kingfish" > wrote:
> [...] Like others have
> mentioned here, after 20 minutes or so, I was getting the nods and
> would have to go back & review

Isn't that weird? Same here. Plus the pilots I talked to at work said
the same thing... that the various training tapes made them sleepy.
Yet we can watch detailed shows on many other subjects without dozing
off. Perhaps it's because it's like drinking from a fire hose, as the
old saying goes. Too much, too fast.

Kev

[Russ and/or Martha Oppenheim]

I used the King for the PPL knowledge test back in 2002. It was pretty
hokey, but it got the job done just fine. I found that the book with all
the questions (and answers) that came with the videos was actually more help
for study purposes than the videos.

Martha

"Aluckyguess" > wrote in message
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> I am trying to decide weather to buy Kings ifr or sporty's DVD course. Any
> opinions on witch one is better?
>
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