Request: Technical Proofreading EAA Sport Aviation

wrote:

Jim -

I agree SA needs a more careful technical review. As an ME I look at
the equations as they are printed and have to wince. With the
equation editor in MSWord being what it is now days, they should be
able to get those things dead-on right. Metal alloy descriptions
should be made more complete. The common mixup of stress, strain,
force, moment, torque and other technical terms etc all go ouch to me.

I enjoy readings from burrheads......!

Niel Petersen

Yes, I always love the folks that can't tell power from torque and use
the terms as if they were the same. The stress of it all is really
starting to strain me....


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:

Mark Hickey wrote:

Jim Carriere wrote:


Obligatory smiley face to keep it light


Smiley faces should have noses. ;-)

Mark Hickey

But then we'd all be inclined to cut off our noses to spite our smiley
faces! :-)


Matt


Don't forget to wink when you say that! ;-)
John

"UltraJohn" wrote in message
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Matt Whiting wrote:

Mark Hickey wrote:

Jim Carriere wrote:


Obligatory smiley face to keep it light


Smiley faces should have noses. ;-)

Mark Hickey

But then we'd all be inclined to cut off our noses to spite our smiley
faces! :-)


Matt


Don't forget to wink when you say that! ;-)
John

You'll need a band-aid on that wound. (::::[]:::

Rich S.

Jim Weir wrote:

And yes, in case of an unfortunate incident, it CAN make the difference between
YOUR life and death.

Jim


I'd just be happy if they required the authors to explain WHY
such-n-such must be done in a particular way. It just grinds my last
nerve to read what I think will be an educational article, just to find
it full of commands like "You must use black grease on the schmizzle
donker." The EAA claims to be an educational organization, but that
ain't education. It's training. Education hasn't occured until the
student know why black grease must be used on the schmizzle donker and
why the schmizzle donker is needed in the first place.

Just requiring explanations will eliminate 90% of what you're
describing. If someone can't explain why black grease is necessary in
simple terms, then most likely they are just a trained monkey repeating
what they've heard. With no understanding of the underlying principles,
they haven't a clue if they are applying their training correctly...if
they are missing an important point, or if they are doing a lot of
useless work.

I was the best history, physics and chemistry student in my senior year
of high school and I never lost one night of sleep 'studying'. I don't
believe it was because I had more intelligence than everyone else, but I
learned a simple secret. Don't memorize facts and equations...work to
understand the underlying causes and forces a play. The facts and
equations almost always become self evident, simple and HARD to forget.
Any variation of the problem space is also a non-issue. A list of
facts (like how to install an ELT) will get screwed up in your head
before the teacher finishes handing out the tests.

--
http://www.ernest.isa-geek.org/
"Ignorance is mankinds normal state,
alleviated by information and experience."
Veeduber

Likewise when I was going through Navy ET school I nearly aced every exam.
It made me laugh that every night before the test the whole class would be
in someones room cramming for it while I would go out to the club and have
1 or 2 brews ... just enough to relax. They never did get the idea, the
problem was during class they were working so hard to take down minuet
notes that they really didn't pay attention to the instructor. While I
would listen to him/her ask questions when confused (often) and take down
the basics in notes.
I have since lost all my notes but still remember the basics which are
still applicable today even the the technology has totally changed.
John
US Navy, Naval Security Group CTM2 1973-1979





Ernest Christley wrote:

Jim Weir wrote:

And yes, in case of an unfortunate incident, it CAN make the difference
between YOUR life and death.

Jim


I'd just be happy if they required the authors to explain WHY
such-n-such must be done in a particular way. It just grinds my last
nerve to read what I think will be an educational article, just to find
it full of commands like "You must use black grease on the schmizzle
donker." The EAA claims to be an educational organization, but that
ain't education. It's training. Education hasn't occured until the
student know why black grease must be used on the schmizzle donker and
why the schmizzle donker is needed in the first place.

Just requiring explanations will eliminate 90% of what you're
describing. If someone can't explain why black grease is necessary in
simple terms, then most likely they are just a trained monkey repeating
what they've heard. With no understanding of the underlying principles,
they haven't a clue if they are applying their training correctly...if
they are missing an important point, or if they are doing a lot of
useless work.

I was the best history, physics and chemistry student in my senior year
of high school and I never lost one night of sleep 'studying'. I don't
believe it was because I had more intelligence than everyone else, but I
learned a simple secret. Don't memorize facts and equations...work to
understand the underlying causes and forces a play. The facts and
equations almost always become self evident, simple and HARD to forget.
Any variation of the problem space is also a non-issue. A list of
facts (like how to install an ELT) will get screwed up in your head
before the teacher finishes handing out the tests.

Is the second harmonic of the 121.5 ELT signal used by satellites
or a significant number of homing receivers?

--
Chuck Forsberg www.omen.com 503-614-0430
Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications
Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software"
10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland OR 97231 FAX 629-0665

It was the only way they could get a signal in both the civilian and military
air bands. If you want to be able to use the military homing gear that is
restricted to military frequencies, you had to have part of your signal in the
military band.

It is a crystal BITCH making an antenna that is as good a radiator at the
fundamental as the second harmonic.

Jim



Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Is the second harmonic of the 121.5 ELT signal used by satellites
-or a significant number of homing receivers?

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

In article ,
Jim Weir wrote:
Are you kidding? The people around here lay awake at night worrying about
whether anal-retentive should be hyphenated.

Bah! *Everybody* knows that the mark-up is a full colon. Or, as our
Brit friends would say, "Full colon, full stop."

"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
rvers.com...
In article ,
Jim Weir wrote:
Are you kidding? The people around here lay awake at night worrying
about
whether anal-retentive should be hyphenated.

Bah! *Everybody* knows that the mark-up is a full colon. Or, as our
Brit friends would say, "Full colon, full stop."


Not a full colon, but a semi-colon with a polyp. Otherwise you would have
observed and noted the improper use of a transitive verb where an
intransitive one should be. One does not "lay" awake. One *lies* awake
at night. Lie, lay, lain ---weak verb. Lay, laid, laid -- strong verb
taking an object.

" jls" wrote in message
...
sniip
Lay, laid, laid -- strong verb taking an object.

Nahh... sometimes they cooperate.

Tim Ward