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4 minutes ago, Foxterriermom said:

Flight Training Adelaide director Pine Pienaar said it’s unlikely the pilot will be disciplined for his actions and that “apparently he got bored.”

I think the young man should be commended for his ingenuity and entertainment.

 

And penmanship.  

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I had enough to do just keeping the scaling in my feeble brain.

Getting 16 signifcant digits wasn't an issue.

If you can't measure the danged thing with that granularity, who cares about useless digits?

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4 minutes ago, tous said:

I had enough to do just keeping the scaling in my feeble brain.

Getting 16 signifcant digits wasn't an issue.

If you can't measure the danged thing with that granularity, who cares about useless digits?

That is true!

But, people that learn just enough to be barely functional,  will still believe that calculating out to as many digits as the math operation will allow, creates accuracy out of the ether.  600px-Accuracy_and_precision.svg.png  There is a difference between accuracy and precision.

How many times have you heard someone say that "I don't need to know math, just look how successful I am now".  These people have no idea just how much more successful they could be with a little more knowledge.  Knowledge is power.  Bull S**t is politics.

 

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