The first critic's assertion about humongous airspeed and 45 deg angles
does not follow from anything actually found in the book. An attempt at
assigning a fallacy to the author for which there can be no defense. The
critic forgot to include "See how smart I am?"
$.02
Chris K
On 4/21/2019 7:50 AM, Flesner via KRnet wrote:
After our recent discussion on wing lift theory I went looking for a
source to buy the book. When researching a product to buy, with all
the sources of information we have now days, I generally pass over the
5 star reviews that say the product is as good as I would expect it to
be. Instead, I go to the one, two, and three star reviews to see what
problems there are with the product. Below are a couple of examples of
what I found.
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"is book is entertaining in many ways: like, if you consider some of
the olde-worlde wisdom quaintly phrased, and the author's convictions,
sometimes quite erroneous, confidently stated.
It is somewhat useful, as it does give some solid pointers about what
to look out for (avoid) and what to do (technique) and what common
pilot errors are, including some home-grown practical remedies and
prevention.
When the author is writing based on his experience he is insightful,
and you will gain a lot from his experience. When the author is trying
to educate you on theory he evidently does not understand, he is not
dangerous, but may leave you with the wrong idea about how things fly.
For example, his vigorous dismissal of the fact that pressure
differential between top and bottom surfaces wing causes lift, and his
counter assertion that the wing stays up because it pushes the air
down, is plain bull. The wings would then need to be at 45 degrees to
the plane's longitudinal axis, and the airspeed would need to be
humongous if that were true. Also, such a plane would never stall
except at low speeds, and would be impossible to stall at high speed :)
The book is cheap. So, as long as you know enough physics to determine
that the author does not, you will find value in anecdotal and
experienced wisdom.
And, after all, you will own a classic that has fooled generations of
pilots into buying it. I did."
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"Funny, the title is Stick and Rudder and yet the author spends half
the book complaining that the stick should be restricted to prevent
dangerous excessive elevator and rudders shouldn't exist because they
are the major cause of crashes."
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If these reviews have any validity at all I'm not sure I want to even
spend the $2,50 it would cost for an electronic copy. Am I missing
something here???????????
Larry Flesner
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