An interesting little survey. Any bloggers might want to help out on it. I found it interesting that there seem to be more female bloggers than male bloggers (after getting an access code and filling out the survey, you can look at the preliminary results).
I wonder if I can now say I went to MIT?
Found thru Billy.
I really did go to MIT--in about 1978 when the FAA and Soaring Society of America held a meeting there to discuss regulations that apply to towing gliders. The Little Airplane Company sent me to represent their interests. Although all of the small aircraft manufacturers whose aircraft might be used in such operations were invited, I was the only one who actually showed up.
Although I had been cautioned that I was being sent to listen, and telling the FAA and SSA folks as much, they asked my opinion--as a pilot (who had towed a glider, once, and flown a glider, once)and engineer--on how to address a couple of the issues in the regulations. Unbeknownst to me, my suggestion was pretty close to the opposite to what our chief engineer had wanted. (Well, he should have briefed me before sending me!) All turned out well. My approach was incorporated into the regulations and, last I checked, the wording was still there. The chief engineer was pursuaded by my argument.
Posted by: Cop Car | June 25, 2005 at 09:10 AM
The Chief Engineer couldn't complain if he didn't clue you in!
Posted by: bogie | June 26, 2005 at 06:37 AM
Nor did he. In fact, I only learned about our disagreement from a third party. Our chief engineer was a class act. He was called out of retirement to lead a project in designing a new aircraft a few years ago. That's a measure of how good he is!
Posted by: Cop Car | June 26, 2005 at 08:30 AM
Interesting, I had read in Newsweek that most bloggers were men. Glad it ain't so.
Posted by: Jackie | June 26, 2005 at 08:40 PM
Interesting, I had read in Newsweek that most bloggers were men. Glad it ain't so.
Posted by: Jackie | June 26, 2005 at 08:41 PM
I heard that most "serious" bloggers are men.
Posted by: bogie | June 28, 2005 at 04:21 AM
All my life I've heard that most "serious" people are men. They need to get over the bias. It doesn't get much more "serious" than taking care of other people--overwhelmingly an endeavor of women. Ghaaa...sputter...clunk!
Posted by: Cop Car | June 28, 2005 at 03:18 PM
Yes, I also read that the most serious bloggers are men.. who kno why? :-)
Posted by: Jessy | September 08, 2005 at 05:43 PM