rom: "Brien K. Meehan"
Date: 9/16/2004 12:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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Morgans wrote:
Troll.

You need to stick around for a bit longer, before you jump with a
post like
this. I can assure you that the poster has been around for years,
and is
not a troll.

The post is a troll.

The GPS vs. pilotage "debate" is the most classic aviation newsgroup
troll material.

Every experienced CFI knows the value of weather and pilotage skills.
No experienced CFI would seriously wonder when it's going away. The
guy is either not an experienced CFI, or he's trolling.
Are you a troll?

Only in appearance.

Mr Meehan

The origional question was asked as a point of discussion. It was meant to be
answered by people that have some sense of civility and experience in aviation
when it comes to the training of pilots.

In the past 4 months I have taught 2 ground schools to over 50 students. Not so
much as a final end to passing the private written but to introduce people from
age 13 to one person in there 80s.to the basics of flight and navigation. I
have done this pro-bono, free, for nothing, not a damn dime, and in the case of
one class at the Sun N Fun camp in Lakeland contibuted some of the material.

Now as to why you want to mouth off and call me a troll is strictly up to you.
But let me assure you the question was meant to be answered by people that have
some sense as to what is going on in aviation when it comes to training
students to get from point A to B. The question by the students daughter made
for a point of discussion and there for I posted it to get some opinions and
not smart a** remarks. I appreciate the comments that have been made, except
yours, and found that most agree that a GPS might fail and pilotage might just
save someone's butt some day..

As for the question of IF it would ever be removed from the written or the PTS
it was only that.....a question.

As for you remarks about my experience as a CFI. Been one since 1965 and have
instructed in J3s to transports and have held 11 FAA issued Check Airman
letters.

No I dont advertise as a "World Famous Flight Instructor" but just try and
teach students the basics and impart some knowledge learned from 42 years of
aviating.I am not going to list my hours and ratings because there are people
on here that have more. I am not going to try and impress anyone on this group.


Just try and be a little civil when someone asks a question and dont let your
smart mouth prove that you might be the troll.

Walt CFI 1602574