By: djcross - 23rd July 2002 at 02:29
RE: Fighter Pilots and a Scientific Temper
I kinda doubt you could put a jungle tribesman from New Guinea into an F-15 and expect him to go out and bash MiGs. He would be missing too many skills such as language, math, science, practical familiarity with machines, etc.
By: mongu - 22nd July 2002 at 22:58
RE: Fighter Pilots and a Scientific Temper
No.
To a certain extent, it is a function of civilisation. Austria produces more than Zimbabwe for instance.
But there is more to being a fighter pilot than being a scientist. It’s just a fable that pilot=scientist.
It’s like airline pilots “having” to have Physics or aeronautical engineering degrees. Or Physics students being genius mathmeticians. Or accountants being the same.
Guess what – I did Physics and I’m doing accountancy. I have the appropriate mathematical ability, but I never studied it as such beyond about 16 years of age. What’s the deal? If you’re intelligent and diligent, you’ll be OK.
What IS important mentally, is the right attitude and obviously some intelligence. Whether you can explain the bonding mechanism of Benzene or what a Quark is, has bugger all relevance to shooting someone down!
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd July 2002 at 12:56
RE: Fighter Pilots and a Scientific Temper
No
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