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Old 11-04-2016 | 03:52 AM
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This may be a millenial problem.

They have been raised in a era of Google providing instant access to "correct" information. An example would be "How do I change the oil in my car?" They google a video from youtube, and are more or less successful.

But ask them what the oil does in the engine?

Not a clue.

Aviation: a neophyte might believe a forecast as infallable.

An experienced pilot, going to a place with abundant moisture, and seeing a forecast for calm winds and a temp/dewpoint spread of 1 or 0...yet a forecast of 6 miles viz would probably say "I want more fuel, and an alternate."

Yeah, I like knowing how weather works. I would think most pilots do.
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