Laptop? (was Re: SAT for JP ?)

[Greg Newell]

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>This has worried me for a while now, especially since I have been
>teaching tuning privately and giving classes at PTG seminars on "Speed
>Tuning Tips" and "Tuning for Stage and Studio."  To what extent may we
>say that a person is a Piano Tuner if he/she cannot do a FULL piano
>tuning without the aid of what I call an "advanced tool?"  Basic tools
>such as tuning hammer/lever, mutes, tuning strips are obviously needed,=

>but can we not put an electronic tuning device (ETD) in a different
>category?  Does anyone agree or disagree?  I'm still trying to sort thi=
s
>out in my own mind.
>
>As you may guess, I went looking for a parallel situation in the flying=

>community.  And, I thought this would be even more appropriate, since
>flying is a more serious, even life-and-death situation.  As far as I
>know, no one has lost a life because of a drifting unison! :-)
>
>So, I asked an FAA designated examiner if a pilot were being examined i=
n
>an airplane that had an automatic pilot, would the pilot be allowed to
>use the auto-pilot to fly a competency check ride.  This would apply to=

>general aviation pilots, corporate pilots, and airline pilots.  His
>answer was that during the actual check ride in the actual airplane, TH=
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>AUTO-PILOT MAY NOT BE USED.  The pilot being tested MUST show
>proficiency in safely controlling the aircraft without using this
>"advanced tool."  I would think that showing proficiency in piano tunin=
g
>should require nothing less:  Pass the tuning test, or simply be able t=
o
>tune a whole piano, without relying on an "advanced tool" in order to
>call yourself a Piano Tuner.
>
>To keep the above answer complete, the designated examiner did say that=
,
>since the auto-pilot was a system in the aircraft and pilots being
>tested for a specific aircraft (Boeing 736 or King Air, for example)
>must show familiarity with all aircraft systems, proper use of the
>auto-pilot could be requested during the portion of the test done in th=
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>simulator, but NOT in the actural airplane.
>
>What do you think?
>
>Joel Rappaport
>Round Rock, Texas		"Keep the blue side up"
>
Joel,
	I whole heartedly agree! What do the E.T. users (of which I am a recent=

inductee) do when the battery dies? Do you call off the rest of the day =
untill it can be
recharged? If you drop it and must send it off for repair do you go on v=
acation untill you
can get it back? Do you buy 2 of them and keep the 2nd as a spare? If th=
ese all seem
rediculous to those of you reading then I presume that you must agree. Y=
ou must be
able to do without whether or not you choose to. My two cents ;>)
						Greg
Greg and Mary Ellen Newell
Greg's Piano Fort=82
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
gnewell@en.com