"Did you miss the part about "flying and aviation bore me?" It's mostly because it's full of arrogant stuffed shirts that have this idea that they're smarter than everyone else. The eletists because they "fly"
I won't argue the arrogant pilot thing. Seen plenty of that. Never the less, why use a personality trait you consider the majority of pilots have as a reason for aviation boring you? With your love for the zoom factor and things mechanical and performance which I share. I doubt flying a fighter or high performance airplane would "bore" you. Or even flying that Blackhawk. Not talking sail planes or sail boats here. Either way, I find your comment "flying bores you" as a bit disingenuous. I've never flown a glider, maybe they are truly boring.
I probably have a few more hours than you, some of it I suppose boring...most not. I flew for a living for 17+ years. And flying for a living not always as exciting as flying for fun. Yet to me and many others I'm sure, the subject of flying and aviation still would never be classified as boring. Although this forum's not about flying, I thought Tom's example good for a different angle on the topic of power vs. torque.
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