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Michael wrote:

> If the FBO you are learning at is indeed a professional place
> of business and not an aviation saloon where pilots go to
> hang out, then you will miss out on a lot in your flight
> training. 

Agreed.  Also miss out on a lot of chances to ride along
in different planes or get your hands dirty trying to help
someone fix something, if either appeal to you, Andy.  
 
> In some ways it is very like this newsgroup.  There is a lot
> of good stuff and a lot of misinformation that you will hear
> in those hangar-flying sessions.  The main difference is this -
> you know who everyone is. 
                         <snip descriptions> 
> Aviation is full of characters.  And it's not
> that you won't meet them here - you will - but on the net
> you have no idea who's who.  Around the hangar, everybody
> knows everybody else.

Oh, I dunno, Micheal.  I bet it took a while to learn all the
backgrounds of the characters who hang out at your airport,
either that or asking someone who seemed reasonable and friendly.

I think after a while on this newsgroup, one can get a pretty
good idea of what each poster's background is, what their biases
are, and when they're worth listening to.  

Not to diminish the value of hanging out real-time

Snowbird

