MXSMANIC - The posts don't add up

Emily wrote:
Thomas Borchert wrote:
John,

He is an American living in PAris.

Well that explains it right there! What American would CHOOSE to live
in Paris? g

Well, it sounds like a good idea to me.

cjcampbell wrote:

Well that explains it right there! What American would CHOOSE to live
in Paris? g

Well, it sounds like a good idea to me.

I have a French passport (I was born, grown up, educated and currently
living in other countries, but I know the place a little bit and I speak
the language), but I assure you that France in general, and Paris in
particular, would be the very last place where I would choose to live.

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:
cjcampbell wrote:

Well that explains it right there! What American would CHOOSE to live
in Paris? g

Well, it sounds like a good idea to me.

I have a French passport (I was born, grown up, educated and currently
living in other countries, but I know the place a little bit and I speak
the language), but I assure you that France in general, and Paris in
particular, would be the very last place where I would choose to live.

Personally, if I had to live in France, I would choose Corsica.
Otherwise, considering the weather, I might as well stay in Puget
Sound. :-) But Paris seemed to me pretty because it was sunny when I
was there.

"Sylvain" wrote in message
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cjcampbell wrote:

Well that explains it right there! What American would CHOOSE to live
in Paris? g

Well, it sounds like a good idea to me.

I have a French passport (I was born, grown up, educated and currently
living in other countries, but I know the place a little bit and I speak
the language), but I assure you that France in general, and Paris in
particular, would be the very last place where I would choose to live.

--Sylvain

Been there for an extended stay and could not agree more.

John Theune wrote:
[..] While no mention has been
made of a physical issue that would prevent him from working, he has not
made that a point as to why he will not fly planes, it's always been
about the money. Things just don't add up.

I think it's none of our business. He could be very young or
handicapped, but it doesn't matter. I've been online in some form or
another for over 30 years, and he's one of the most polite and
forgiving posters I've seen (albeit extremely hard headed), considering
the bile thrown at him by some crabby old men and women here.

Those latter people, who think they can dictate whom the rest of us
converse with, should be ashamed of themselves. I've lost a lot of
respect for some of the regulars here, because they've shown just how
full of themselves they are.

I think he's a good test of how well we can explain things. If we
can't convince someone like him, who's very interested in aviation, how
flying works... then what chance do we have with people who want a TFR
everywhere?

Kevin

Kev wrote:
John Theune wrote:
[..] While no mention has been
made of a physical issue that would prevent him from working, he has not
made that a point as to why he will not fly planes, it's always been
about the money. Things just don't add up.

I think it's none of our business. He could be very young or
handicapped, but it doesn't matter. I've been online in some form or
another for over 30 years, and he's one of the most polite and
forgiving posters I've seen (albeit extremely hard headed), considering
the bile thrown at him by some crabby old men and women here.

Those latter people, who think they can dictate whom the rest of us
converse with, should be ashamed of themselves. I've lost a lot of
respect for some of the regulars here, because they've shown just how
full of themselves they are.

I think he's a good test of how well we can explain things. If we
can't convince someone like him, who's very interested in aviation, how
flying works... then what chance do we have with people who want a TFR
everywhere?

Kevin

Part of the issue is that this group has explained how aviation works
along with the cites of the FARs to back them up. He still insists that
he is right and he posts statements that are wrong and if believed by
less informed people could lead to very bad things. I question his
creditability because the facts don't add up. If he had not said he
would not go up with a instructor for training because of the money then
I would not question it. But he has stated that he has no money and
that's why he won't get the training. I question his statement about no
money because he shows too much knowledge to be un-employable at a more
then minimum wage job. He may choose to not work and that's his choice
but he should not use the lack of funds as a excuse for not getting the
training. He argues about relatively simple flying concepts and refuses
to get the knowledge but expects us to accept his theories without any
proof.

John Theune wrote:

Part of the issue is that this group has explained how aviation works
along with the cites of the FARs to back them up.

Yes the problem is that unless you know that all the authority he
espouses has to do with what he observes in MSFS. He talks about
what you can do in a Baron without mentioning that he's talking
about the rather poor simulation of a Baron. Fortunately, he's
not too dangerous because people jump all over him.

The major problem I have is not so much that he's flying a simulator
but that he refuses to do anything remotely reasonable to LEARN to
do things properly. I've suggested a couple of books to him.
Kerschner's Student Pilot Manual would be perfect as he dabbles
more into the physics and stuff and isn't quite as dry as most
of the "geared for groundschool for the written test" type stuff.

John Theune wrote:
[..] I question his statement about no
money because he shows too much knowledge to be un-employable at a more
then minimum wage job. He may choose to not work and that's his choice
but he should not use the lack of funds as a excuse for not getting the
training.

A polite "phooie" as reply Who needs an excuse? A lot of people
here could "afford" Instrument training and a lot of other things, but
don't.

For that matter, a lot of poeple here *should* learn how to quote,
post, spell, etc, but don't. In the overall scheme of things, it's all
Not A Big Deal. (I'm recovering from a cancer that should've killed me
last year.)

He argues about relatively simple flying concepts and refuses
to get the knowledge but expects us to accept his theories without any
proof.

I would rather read his posts (actually, the attempted answers) than
read the "evil downwind turn" and other bull that *actual* pilots come
up with, for the millionth time. He at least, has an excuse for not
knowing such flight details.

It's too bad he's not near someone who could take him up. We all know
that one flight would answer (shatter?) a lot of his questions and
opinions.

Best, Kevin

Kev,

I think he's a good test of how well we can explain things.


You couldn't be more wrong. He doesn't WANT to have things explained.
He wants to trash people giving the explanation.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I agree. This is the second thread this week that has nothing to do
with aviation or piloting, whose only purpose is to trash Mxmanic. If
you read the threads he has been involved with, he does not criticize
or denigrate anyone. But he is personally attacked by a handful of
people who are enraged by his views.


Kev wrote:
John Theune wrote:
[..] While no mention has been
made of a physical issue that would prevent him from working, he has not
made that a point as to why he will not fly planes, it's always been
about the money. Things just don't add up.

I think it's none of our business. He could be very young or
handicapped, but it doesn't matter. I've been online in some form or
another for over 30 years, and he's one of the most polite and
forgiving posters I've seen (albeit extremely hard headed), considering
the bile thrown at him by some crabby old men and women here.

Those latter people, who think they can dictate whom the rest of us
converse with, should be ashamed of themselves. I've lost a lot of
respect for some of the regulars here, because they've shown just how
full of themselves they are.

I think he's a good test of how well we can explain things. If we
can't convince someone like him, who's very interested in aviation, how
flying works... then what chance do we have with people who want a TFR
everywhere?

Kevin