Post by AlanPost by Thomas E.Post by AlanPost by Thomas E.Post by AlanPost by Thomas E.Post by Alan'This whole racing-a-car-thing should be easy, right?
After all, everyone drives.
Wait a minute. I’ve had ex-Navy SEALs, current and former
Major League Baseball pitchers, brain surgeons, and even
rocket scientists tell me that racing a car is the hardest
thing they’ve ever done.
If you were to ask someone who has never raced how hard
they think it Would be, they’ll likely relate it to having
driven a mountain highway, or across the country. I’ve
received responses like, “How hard could it be? I drive
every day, and it’s not hard.”
That’s the problem.'
<https://imola.motorsportreg.com/coachs-corners-why-racing-is-so-different-and-difficult/>
'Racing is much closer to flying fighter jets. All those
other things I’ve done in the sky are, at most, flying’s
version of driving the twisties on the Tail of the Dragon,
or Highway 1 in Northern California. In other words, it’s
nothing like it.'
Apples and oranges. Try a non-precision approach in a 172 to
minimums with a 20 knot crosswind at night in heavy rain.
That will get your attention. What I did yesterday not so
much, but does take training.
And, as usual, you think you know more than someone who is both
a pilot and an accomplished racing driver, and highly respect
racing driving coach (having raced in the Indy 500, and
finishing 2nd in the 24 Hours of Daytona)
A man who has literally done both told you which he feels is
more challenging.
But you know better.
(The little shit's self-centred essay snipped)
Apples and oranges. Very different challenges and training. Both
are potentially deadly to the unlucky, untrained, and unprepared.
I really do not think you can compare which is more difficult.
Just too different.
But you, who do not do both...
...know better than someone who does...
...right, Little Shit?
Post by Thomas E.My point is that you are not capable of the flying I do on a
routine basis. I am not capable of winning the auto races you
run. Could I drive around the track at something faster than
everyday speeds in my car. Yes. But compete? No.
"Something faster than every day speeds"?
LOLOLOLOLOL
Race driving is the equivalent of "a non-precision approach in a
172 to minimums with a 20 knot crosswind at night in heavy
rain."...
...every time you go through a corner.
Post by Thomas E.As for my trip description it's no more self-serving than your
bragging race narratives. Can't wait to read the next one, if
there is one.
Well as I currently have a hernia awaiting surgery, I'm afraid
you'll have to wait until June.
Post by Thomas E.BTW, I see that as of today the subject of my last email is still
an open issue. Are you ever going to resolve it? I'm checking on
a regular basis.
You're continuing to stalk?
Of course, you cited only one sports person with relevant experience
claiming that racing is more difficult than driving. Go ask Thurmon
Munson. He was catcher for the Yankees for 11 years and 7-time All
Star.
Why would Thurmon Munson be able to add anything of relevance to the
discussion, Little Shit?
Post by Thomas E.Oh, you can't. He died in 1979 when he crashed his Cessna. He made a
mistake performing what should have been a routine landing in good
weather. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurman_Munson#Death
So he wasn't a very good pilot?
Post by Thomas E.I was giving a CAP mission pilot (not FAA) checkride to a highly
experienced pilot who made the same mistake in a 172. I caught it and
made him do a go-around. He actually verbalized flaps down from the
landing checklist and then never extended the flaps. That, plus other
issues I saw, and he is no longer flying for CAP.
As for the rest, like I said you cannot make comparisons like driving
through a race course curve versus an instrument approach. Race
driving is more intense, flying gives you more time. More time right
up to the point where accumulated errors kill you. The Swiss cheese
of errors. Look it up.
As you have no meaningful personal experience with piloting aircraft
you are just plain lying making any person judgements on how
difficult it can be.
I quoted someone who DOES have personal experience, Little Shit.
Post by Thomas E.As for your open issue, it's just very interesting, very much in the
public domain, and potentially very damning to your CSMA/RSG
reputation. Just fix it and it ceases to be an issue. It's has been
dragging on for years after all. :-)
Or you could just not stalk people.
Post by Thomas E.Hernia? I had one repaired a few years back in 2017. It was almost
painless and no activity restrictions. It took all of a week from
diagnosis to surgery. I was on the way to hospital when the famous
CRV incident occurred. But you have health care waiting lines in
Canada. :) Too bad. If you lived here you would already have that
fixed. :)
If I had your health insurance... ...or was rich.
On the subject of flying, my issue is that you are inserting the competitive element of racing in a car compared to flying. Let's level the field by looking at the aircraft race records. The only long-term case available is Reno, and this year is the last one. Some the last year issue is due to so many fatal accidents. Here is the record of those Reno Air Race fatal accidents. How many fatal accidents has your SCCBC race circuit had in its existence?
https://www.bing.com/search?q=reno+air+races+fatal+accidents&cvid=9b9d481fb1554d61bdac88e47145608a&aqs=edge.0.69i59j69i57j0l4j46j0j69i60.5748j0j9&FORM=ANAB01&PC=DCTS
Sept. 18, 2022: Pilot Aaron Hogue, of Henderson, Nevada, died in a crash during the Jet Gold Race. The cause is under investigation.
Sept. 8, 2014: Pilot Lee Behel, 64, of San Jose, California, died in a crash when portions of the right wing separated from his experimental aircraft during qualifying heats.
Sept. 16, 2011: Pilot Jimmy Leeward and 10 spectators died when his heavily modified World War II-era aircraft lost control while banking around a pylon at Reno-Stead Airport and slammed into the box seating area. About 70 people were seriously injured, many from flying shrapnel.
Sept. 7, 2008: Formula One pilot Erica Simpson was killed during practice Saturday when the wings broke off her home-built plane as she attempted a roll.
Sept. 14, 2007: Pilot Gary Hubler, 51, of Caldwell, Idaho died when his plane clipped another.
Sept. 13, 2007: Pilot Brad Morehouse of Aston, Wyoming died in a crash of a L-39 jet during race.
Sept. 11, 2007: Pilot Steve Dari of Lemon Grove, California died when his biplane crashed on takeoff during practice.
Sept. 13, 2002: Pilot Tommy Rose of Hickory, Mississippi died when his Sport Class racer crashed into sagebrush during a race.
Sept. 18, 1999: Gary Levitz of Grand Prairie, Texas died when his P-51 disintegrated during a race, scattering debris and damaging a house.
Sept. 17, 1998: Pilot Dick Roberts of Maybee, Michigan died when his Formula One crashed in the desert after a race. Roberts had suffered a massive heart attack.
Sept. 18, 1994: Pilot Ralph Twombly of Wellsville, New York died when his T-6 crashed after colliding with another T-6 at the start of a race. His plane crashed beside a house west of the airport.
Sept. 12, 1994: Pilot Bill Speer of La Mesa, California died when his P-51 crashed next to the east-west runway after engine failure sprayed his windshield with oil.
Sept. 14, 1993: Pilot Rick Brickert, 38, Sandy, Utah died when his unlimited plane named "Pond Racer" crashed in the desert while preparing to land. The 38-year-old former champion died in the twin-engine racer in an emergency landing following an engine malfunction.
Sept. 15, 1989: Pilot Errol Roberson, 49, of Warrenton, Oregon, died when his Formula One crashed after being caught in a dust devil during a race.
Sept. 16, 1987: Pilot Errol Johnstad, 48, of West Berlin, East Germany died when his Formula One crashed after losing lift and fell out of the sky. The cause remains unknown.
Sept. 16, 1981: Pilot Bob Downey, 64, of Whittier, California died when his Formula One crashed west of the airport 300 yards from homes in the Silver Knolls area during practicing. It was unclear what caused the crash — an airplane malfunction or a health problem with the pilot who was on what one official called a "radical diet."
Sept. 14, 1979: Pilot Fred Wofford, 41, of Reno died when his Formula One crashed in a turn during a race. The crash was a mile from the grandstands.
Sept. 17, 1978: Pilots Dimitry Prian of Long Beach, California and Don DeWalt of El Monte, California died when their T-6s collided during a race.
Sept. 12, 1975: Wing-walker Gordon McCollom of Costa Mesa, California was hanging under the plane as it dropped too close to the runway in what one official called a "freakish downdraft." He scraped his head on the runway, dying instantly.
Sept. 12, 1975: Pilot M.D. Washburn, 40, of Houston, Texas died when the wing of his T-6 clipped a pylon. He crashed while in a tight formation at the start of the race.
Sept. 17, 1972: Pilot H.E. "Tommy" Thomas, 50, of Sacramento died when his biplane crashed during a race. Thomas'plane slammed to the ground at 150 mph. The high-powered racer was on the first lap of an eight-lap race when it dropped from a group of racers.
Remember this is an annual event and only a few hundred pilots involved per event. These are only fatal accidents. Still think flying is not as difficult as car racing? You will probably rationalize something.
On the subject of your "issue:" You could just fix the issue. Or I think you could. Maybe it's even more damning than appears on the surface.
On your wait to get a simple surgery:
Actually, Medicaid recipients get similar access as private insurance. I'm on Medicare, and have essentially the same coverage as private insurance but with a lower deductible. My 20% copay is covered by a Medicare supplement paid for by my former employer. You don't have to be rich or have private insurance to get immediate care in the U.S. I have the best of all worlds, and I'm rich too! But not rich or foolish enough to go without health insurance. Yes, our U.S. system has its advantages.