Skew T

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May a lowly student pilot who has lurked in this thread make a personal observation?

In my opinion, Mark was never saying that he was unwilling to spend the money or to invest in learning. He was simply asking if this particular investment would give him a good return. Perhaps he's considering 3 different kinds of training (could be spin/stall, skew T, or GPS training). Assuming his budget for time and money are limited, he must find the highest value return on his investment.

I have found the Skew-T to be the least documented in laymen's terms. I have a reasonable idea what skills I can expect to learn from spin training and GPS training. I have no earthly idea what new skills I will obtain from Skew-T training, other than a somewhat nebulous "better ability to predict convective activity". And that's after I've read this thread.

Spin training can help me survive a life threatening condition.
GPS training can help me use my plane's systems more efficiently.
Skew-T training can what? Help me understand and predict convection? Prevent me from being surprised by deteriorating weather? Improve my dispatch rate?

I think Mark was asking "teach me a little about the Skew-T so I can make the judgement of how it will affect my daily flying". NOT "teach me about this for free". If the topic is too complex to explain on POA then say so, but offer an idea of the real-world benefits, instead of making personal attacks.

Just my 2 cents...

 

[bbchien]

I think Mark was asking "teach me a little about the Skew-T so I can make the judgement of how it will affect my daily flying". NOT "teach me about this for free". If the topic is too complex to explain on POA then say so, but offer an idea of the real-world benefits, instead of making personal attacks.

Just my 2 cents...

We have said that many many times. I have said that many manytimes (use search). He's looking for something with zero investment.

Not a -gonna get it.

[Four] Six years ago when Scott was just starting out (corrected), I though I needed to understand this NWS full in-service tool. I paid Scott well into three figures for two CDs. I appreciated how much work he put into them.

They are not copy protected. But I have never allowed them to be copied out of respect for the time and energy he invested.

But, I do now have instructional knowledge of the RUC model, of what the vertical airmass is really doing. All the other NWS tools are horizontal.

It is a shame that FAA has ZERO instructional material available. Of course, they haven't had a budget since 2009 and now there's sequester. Funny, my mech was grousing today that unlike Lycoming/Conti, he's thinking he going to have to invest SOME OF HIS OWN MONEY in Rotax's courses, so he can satisfy provisions of part 43.

So don't expect FAA to be along with a text anytime soon.

 

[bbchien]

Midlifeflyer:

In answer to this fellow, http://forums.aopa.org/showthread.php?p=1660535#post1660535, he actually can make OSH VFR from the mid south tonight if he wanted to. I don't advise doing it at night, but the tops are doable and he won't get ice on the climb.

The cap is kinda weak. I would be going at FIRST daybreak.

But "wee don't need no eddication".

Added Saturday: Clear skies over Chattanooga above 8K today.....OSH should be a "go" for this fellow.

I think you got version 2 based on your purchase back in 2007.

Wow. I did the look back. Nov 2007. It's been 5 1/2 years....