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Warpy

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9. Learning something and getting good at it are two different things

Reply to Aviation Pro (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 03:48 PM

Sep 21

I can teach someone how to spin--history, theory, and practice--in less than half an hour.

It's still going to take them a hell of a lot of practice, often years, to get really good at it.

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Unskilled labor my ass [View all] Aviation Pro Sep 21 OP

Watched the whole almost 16 minutes. Prairie_Seagull Sep 21 #1

fascinating Be Leave On Sep 21 #7

Fascinating UpInArms Sep 21 #2

been a fan of these type videos for a while now :) AllaN01Bear Sep 21 #3

another Celerity Sep 21 #4

Amazing coordination with a number of these. KS Toronado Sep 21 #5

I spent a summer making the little latches that hold up the oxygen masks in airliners. hunter Sep 21 #6

I'm sure that all of the participating workers are patriotic, WHITE, English speaking citizens. Ping Tung Sep 21 #8

Learning something and getting good at it are two different things Warpy Sep 21 #9