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The "talent stacks" you want in your pilot

I have said before that I believe that Scott Adams' idea of personal talent stacks is a good way of thinking about what people have to bring to the table in life. What is practical about that viewpoint is that one can always add to the stack. Might take some effort, but what else is new? Anybody can learn to code interfaces if they want to. Call it talents, call it skills, call it traits or learned traits, whatever.

For your pilot, you want a certain talent stack: ACTUAL DUAL ENGINE FAILURE IN A CITATION JET

Posted by The News Junkie in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 16:22 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Maybe I confuse easily but what other talent would a pilot have that would be germain to flying the plane? I take it as a given every time I get on a commercial flight that the pilots know how to fly and have lots of practice in engine out flying.

#1 FRP on 2019-12-30 16:48 (Reply)

It is simply not true that "anybody can learn to code interfaces if they want to." Just for starters, it requires a sustained focus that few people are capable of attaining. Most people just aren't put together that way. Claiming otherwise is silly wishful thinking.

#2 SJChannel on 2019-12-30 19:52 (Reply)

I was struck by his determination to know how every single system on his aircraft works, so that if something goes wrong, he can quickly assess why it happened, what else is likely to be affected, and how that will change his plans and options. This pilot obviously isn't given to panic or brain-freeze, so he remains able to think through what he can do to improve his situation.

#3 Texan99 on 2019-12-31 11:00 (Reply)

The "environmentalists' strike again. How many engine stoppages is that now? They demanded that diesel trucks add Diesel Exhaust Fluid [DEF] to airport fuel trucks to lower NOx in the truck exhaust. So aviation fuel trucks have a DEF tank right next to the Prist tank which prevents jet fuel from freezing at altitude. Naturally, the line personnel get them mixed up and add DEF to the Prist tank, causing the jet engines to quit at an inopportune time. I guess we'll have to wait until an airliner full of passengers crashes before aviation fuel trucks are exempted from this foolish regulation.

(BTW, in the opening scene, the aircraft took off from Asheville, my home airport. I know it well.)

#4 snopercod on 2019-12-31 18:39 (Reply)

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