Uncannily, yesterday I was watching one of those Mentour Pilot videos. It was where the moral is the need for a capacity for self-criticism, else one ends up crashing the airliner vertically into a s… (View Post)

That last part may be more to do with the hearing mechanism. You're used to hearing yourself through sound to your ear, but also by bone conduction to the inner ear from the throat direct. On a … (View Post)

They have to understand the concept, if only to comprehend what to avoid. (View Post)

An English friend once used the expression "off to pump ship" or perhaps it was 'pump the bilges' (he has a yacht). His wife overheard ... (View Post)

In any case, Leon's 'glades' are by definition in forested areas ... (View Post)