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05-05-2012 | 07:55 PM

#51

Herb Flemmming

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Good luck man, when i was a A&P working on 1900's i made more money than i did as a 1900 contract capt overseas, and I was home, worked 40 hours a week. Look into Boeing for a career in aviation mx.

05-05-2012 | 09:16 PM

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jungle

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From: Burning the Agitprop of the Apparat

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Originally Posted by MD11

Hey Jungle, I have respect for you through your posts... so don't take this in the wrong way..
Robert Persigs book on Zen etc. etc. is crap. It is a self indulgent musing of self love and narcissism. I kinda started to get the idea when he continually hammered his mechanically inept motorcycle partner. More so, his emotional abandonment of his son on the trip. Drivel,,, nothing but drivel.
Now, may I suggest a very good book that actually has value and a few motorcylces?
"Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work " by Mathew B. Crawford.

The story and Pirsigs life may well be crap, but there is a lot more to the book than his story, in fact the story and his life are really minor components.

Having spent a lot of time actually working on motorcycles and other vehicles I will look at your suggested title. Thanks for the tip.

05-06-2012 | 06:37 AM

#53

SkyHigh

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From: Corporate Pilot

I agree

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Originally Posted by MD11

I have quoted that book a time or two here as well.

Skyhigh

05-06-2012 | 09:02 AM

#54

Fluglehrer

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From: Pipers & RV-12

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Originally Posted by MD11

Robert Persigs book on Zen etc. etc. is crap. It is a self indulgent musing of self love and narcissism.
...Drivel,,, nothing but drivel.
Now, may I suggest a very good book that actually has value and a few motorcylces?
"Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work " by Mathew B. Crawford.

Crawford's book is excellent. Oddly enough, its most valuable insights are nearly exactly the same as Pirsig's book. Sorry Pirsig's narcissism (which I don't deny he has, and which ruined his following book) repulsed you so strongly. Despite that narcissism his analysis was excellent, and very close to what Crawford was saying.

Anything by Kevin Cameron at Cycle World is also very good.

Away from motorcycles, the work of George Braly, John Deakin, and Walter Atkinson in understanding and operating GA piston engines has been very insightful. John Deakin has some good stuff online at avweb: John Deakin's Engine-Related Columns

05-29-2012 | 07:01 AM

#55

CaptainCarl

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From: Devil's Advocate

Well, I'm recalled and requalled.

Can't say I'm excited about being back.

Maybe I should be...

I know one thing for sure though - they aren't paying me enough to be gone 20 days a month. I'm very quickly learning how much I believe my time is worth, and $36.36/hour x 72 hour guarantee isn't even close to the number that I have in mind.

Finished the last of my A&P courses. Starting summer school today. Checkrides in the Fall semester. Starting the four-year degree online in the Fall, as well. Once I have that damn bachelor degree, maybe my outlook will improve.