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Just goes to show, appearances can be deceiving. Sheesh.

I explained my point of view many times. You cut it out again, the parts where I say how I will never go anywhere near IMC conditions. Also the part where I say any VFR pilot who gets near mountains can easily read off the charts what the highest elevation in his/her general area is... and fly...

I'm not social. Get it? I don't go looking for things to talk about. I have projects, and I execute them. If being social is what makes a human worthwhile, then I'm not worthwhile. Everything else I'm doing at the moment is related to this project... talking to Rotax about engine training...

Interesting. 12,341km non-stop in 1959... in a single-engine Piper PA-24-250 Comanche. Sorta makes 3000km look wimpy, huh? Actually, not sure that flight was non-stop.

Yeah, please don't try to tell me what I know so well from first hand observation and experience. Sheesh! If you think everything [official] out of the mouths and articles of scientists are reliable, I suggest you check out AGW. And if you think the administrators [and scientists] at many...

You don't want to know how many decades since I programmed in fortran. Probably before some of you were born! So scratch that one off my list... please! I only program in C/C++ and assembly language (and microcode and HDL for FPGAs) any more. Oh, wrote a little javascript a few years ago...

No matter where I'm flying, I WILL wait for excellent current and forecast weather. Of that I am certain (insert sound of chicken clucking). The self-inflating raft weights 32 pounds, so you would be correct to say "that is a lot of gasoline!". A quick estimate is 5 gallons == 1 hour == 170...

How long it takes one to fully dark adapt depends on how dark the environment is. Therefore, people who live "back east" can dark adapt quicker. Sorry if that sounds like a slander, but not everyone loves space and astronomy, and very few have ever spent time in the best locations for...

I suppose the lesson for me is... get a more common name, or remove all that old information from the internet. Probably I should. FYI, I take people seriously. You outright said you knew I was lying, so it did not occur to me for one nanosecond that you would accept a "yes" or "no"...

Well, "it's all about the pilot"... depending on how you want to formulate your ideas. When I said the pilot could have simply flown at an altitude 1000+ feet above the highest terrain or obstacle to avoid any chance of hitting a mountain or tower... that is indeed "all about the pilot"...

Your first sentence is a perfect example! Holy crapola! Of course I NEVER said anything remotely like "No VFR pilot has ever had a fatal accident after flying into IMC in an airplane equipped with GPS, moving-maps, synthetic vision, autopilot... or any other combination of goodies". The fact...

Yes, outrageous in the sense of repulsive (in my ideas and choices). But maybe you're right. Maybe "regular folks" get a thrill out of seeing the repulsive sight of a poor animal squashed on the road by a car, but still wiggingly around in pain before it dies. I'm not fascinated by the...

I promise nothing. And after the malicious treatment I've gotten here (with a few exceptions), why would I want to humor the people here? OTOH, now that I think about it, maybe the skeptics would be drowned out by cheering crowds. I mean, when I say discussions of the guy who flew this kind...

The more relevant point was the brightness, as an indication of atmospheric transparency. I can assure you, a person with good night vision (or aided by pure oxygen if they don't have great night vision), and after waiting an hour or so for eyes to become fully dark adapted (because it does...

I have expressed my long-held practice of being a hermit, partly to avoid having my life dragged across hot coals by people who are not benevolent, but get infinitely more joy from jerking people around than any joy they might get from discussing topics that supposedly interest them. So I will...

I looked at the first link. I didn't read every word, but my quick scan did not notice any statement of whether the airplane had GPS, moving-maps, synthetic vision, autopilot or other equipment. As far as I can tell, all they mentioned relative to that general issue was... he was a VFR pilot...

You need to turn every attempt to simply be accurate into an excuse to throw rocks at me. You just can't resist, can you. Tells me all I need to know. I know you have no evidence of this, but when someone asks me for help, and I think I can help in their case, I actually try to help them...

Yes, I'm real, but I've also lived my life very much like a hermit. After decades, that's pretty much habit now, a habit I enjoy. And no matter how you got your information about me, you don't know more than a fraction. Trying to hold a conversation here reminds me of one reason I became a...

That's completely appropriate. We all should be adult enough to make these kinds of decisions throughtout life. Those who can't make judgements based on their own analysis of evidence, and instead live at the mercy of habit, like pointless flights of moths near a lightbulb. Thanks for the...

Yes, I actually believe that. You know what I figure? When people die, it ain't pleasant. Whether a heart attack or just about anything else, I figure that probably most people are terrified and in a panic when they die. And so, if you're gonna hate to die anyway, might as well take a few...