On Feb 13, 10:19*am, Le Chaud Lapin wrote:
On Feb 11, 11:42*pm, terry wrote:
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When you have so many esteemed institutions and individuals offering
alternative explanations, what's wrong with a bit of disucssion? It
can't hurt...and even if what's put forth turns out the be wrong, the
person who is wrong might learn something. There also might be lurkers
who learn from reading the posts.

I guess the most important thing that I learned is that a pilot's
group might not the best place on USENET to broach taboo subjects on
the theory of flight.

Whatever the reason planes fly, there is no excuse for being rude if
the person you are being rude toward has not been rude to you, IMO.
There is always the option to simply ignore the person whom you don't
agree with.

-Le Chaud Lapin-
[student pilot, very much interested in theory of flight]

Claude , this is not about who is right or wrong its more about the
way people behave. I love an intellectual debate myself , but good
manners dictate that if you are going to challenge someones point of
view, then be prepared to be challenged back, and graciously
acknowldege if you have been proved to be wrong or perhaps even thank
the other participant if you have learned something from them. Mxs
has undoubted interest in aviation. This forum has given him access
to a wealth of experience at zero cost to him. His continual failure
to show any respect , let alone appreciation for those that have tried
to help him is what has irritated so many people on this group. You
might like to go back and follow the why aircraft taxi thread and the
interactions between Msx and myself and you might understand what I
mean about his attitude. I certainly never started out to be rude,
on the contrary I was trying to be helpful in pointing out his
incorrect understanding of the gas laws. I would never ignore
someone simply because I dont agree with them. If I did that I wouldnt
have a friend in the world! but I will ignore people with whom it is
impossible to have an intelligent debate with.
I cant recall being involved with your lift theory thread. The fact is
that a pilot ( at least a private pilot anyway ) really doesnt need
to know whether its Benoulli or Newton at work. What he really needs
to understand is the concept of angle of attack and the need to keep
his wings clean. If you have studied lift theory in detail you
probably know more about it than a lot of pilots, including myself
Good Luck wtih your Flying
Terry