Re: Triumph to Tragic in one fell swoop.
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:56 am
Nigel
I look forward to you telling us all how easy it was.
I look forward to you telling us all how easy it was.
Honestly, I pop out for tea and cakes for my girlfriend's birthday and come back to thisTechteam wrote: ↑Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:53 pm Why would it get up my nose?
I don't necessarily think driving a WWSR boat is difficult, but, knowing how to react to a dangerous situation or a little experience of what may happen must surely be useful. That old saying ignorance breeds contempt or whatever. I'm also pretty certain that Stewarts military training also makes him an ideal driver/pilot as in a dangerous situation he is trained to follow a procedure specifically to keep him and his machine as safe as possible.
From the very limited knowledge I have even Leo went to some length to get Donald familiar with his father's boat and made sure Tony Fahy used Norman Buckley's boats to familiarize him with higher speed boat handling.
Finally, why straight to attack mode both belittling the achievements of Ted and Stewart and immediately having a go at me. In the past I had a great deal of respect for you and your project, however on reflection reading your posts over the past few days and your behaviour here you reap what you sow.
I'm a little more hesitant on this one. It's a bit like divers. You can go away on your jollies to somewhere warm and come back with a diving ticket for a modest sum. PADI (Pay And Die Immediately - as we used to call it) is the popular one and it really is easy.Anyway, I'm sorry it upset you, but I stick to my point that the 'sages' who warned that only powerboaters were worthy candidates for WWSR projects were speaking pure bunkum designed to create an undeserved mystique around what they do and 'lift the ladder' so no-one else can get on it.
Have to disagree there. I sat with Stew a good few times as he prepared. I watched him and Ted sift hours of footage and photos and transcripts of Donald's runs and I watched as he adapted his experience as a jet jockey to his planning to be a rookie hydroplane pilot / driver. His experience was transferred across in spades. Everything from writing comprehensive handling notes to checklists to observations on engine handling. It would be like me taking up sailing. Never tried it and a silly pastime if you ask me since the diesel engine was invented but doubtless so many years on boats and in the sea would serve me well.I guess my point was that Stewart was entirely new to it - it is a boat not a plane after all - and acquitted himself very well. So what price experience.