The Society for the Study of Philosophy and the Martial Arts is seeking abstracts for papers to be given at our next meeting on the Group Program of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association to be held in Seattle, April 4-7 2012. Topics on any philosophical inquiry related to the martial arts are welcome. Past topics include Nonviolence and Martial Arts, Women and Self Defense, the Concept of Ki, Martial Virtue, What Is a Martial Art, and many more. Please send abstracts, inquiries about the Society to Joseph Lynch
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
FAA Rulemaking: Sport Pilot Training To Count For Higher Ratings?
The FAA just published a petition for rulemaking from EAA, AOPA, NAFI, and GAMA that calls for sport pilot instruction hours to count toward Private Pilot and higher ratings.
The petition calls for a change in the current regs that disqualify flight training hours for counting toward higher ratings, if those hours were taught by a CFI-S, which is a flight instructor who only has the Sport Pilot rating.
The petition addresses FAR Part 61 and seeks to simplify and harmonize all flight training areas, and beyond that, actually makes sense when you think about it. After all, why should sport pilots have to repeat their initial flight training because they learned the basics in an LSA from an LSA-only-rated instructor?
FAA personnel upon reflection (and prodding from the above named orgs) seems to have realized the unintentional discrimination against Sport Pilot CFIs, and by extension, Sport Pilot students, among other considerations, was making a statement about Sport Pilot training (or CFI-Ss) being somehow inferior to traditional CFIs and their training methods, which is probably pretty silly when you think about it.
Every CFI I’ve talked to affirms that a Sport Pilot student learns all the requisite flight skills in an LSA to provide a solid foundation for advanced ratings. And since LSA are lighter in weight and therefore more susceptible to crosswinds and other nuances, you can make a good case that LSA must be flown with rather more sensitivity and skill on any given day than more traditional aircraft. Just ask all the high time pilots who've pranged an LSA because they refused to get sufficient transition training.
So even though GA aircraft can be more complex, the basic skills learned in flight require the same attention to fundamentals. The argument is, there’s generically no fundamental flight skill significantly unique to any GA SEL training airplane that would somehow be skipped or incompletely taught by a CFI-S but not a CFI, if that CFI-S is properly trained of course.
It’s not a law change yet, but a first step in the typically lengthy govt. process that will give anybody interested a chance to weigh in on the subject. Which means you can comment here.
Once everybody has posted their yays and nays, we can expect this minor kerfluffle to go away entirely and we can get on to fretting about other minor kerfluffles and the occasional big kerfluffle.
The petition calls for a change in the current regs that disqualify flight training hours for counting toward higher ratings, if those hours were taught by a CFI-S, which is a flight instructor who only has the Sport Pilot rating.
The petition addresses FAR Part 61 and seeks to simplify and harmonize all flight training areas, and beyond that, actually makes sense when you think about it. After all, why should sport pilots have to repeat their initial flight training because they learned the basics in an LSA from an LSA-only-rated instructor?FAA personnel upon reflection (and prodding from the above named orgs) seems to have realized the unintentional discrimination against Sport Pilot CFIs, and by extension, Sport Pilot students, among other considerations, was making a statement about Sport Pilot training (or CFI-Ss) being somehow inferior to traditional CFIs and their training methods, which is probably pretty silly when you think about it.
Every CFI I’ve talked to affirms that a Sport Pilot student learns all the requisite flight skills in an LSA to provide a solid foundation for advanced ratings. And since LSA are lighter in weight and therefore more susceptible to crosswinds and other nuances, you can make a good case that LSA must be flown with rather more sensitivity and skill on any given day than more traditional aircraft. Just ask all the high time pilots who've pranged an LSA because they refused to get sufficient transition training.
So even though GA aircraft can be more complex, the basic skills learned in flight require the same attention to fundamentals. The argument is, there’s generically no fundamental flight skill significantly unique to any GA SEL training airplane that would somehow be skipped or incompletely taught by a CFI-S but not a CFI, if that CFI-S is properly trained of course.
It’s not a law change yet, but a first step in the typically lengthy govt. process that will give anybody interested a chance to weigh in on the subject. Which means you can comment here.
Once everybody has posted their yays and nays, we can expect this minor kerfluffle to go away entirely and we can get on to fretting about other minor kerfluffles and the occasional big kerfluffle.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Walaupun Tampil Memuaskan, Indonesia Dikalahkan Yordania
Minggu, 28 Agustus 2011 | 09:49
AMMAN - Indonesia dipaksa menelan kekalahan 0-1 dalam laga persahabatan melawan Yordania di 
Amman International Stadium, Sabtu atau Minggu (28/8/2011) dini hari WIB. Namun, permainan Indonesia cukup memuaskan. Apalagi, gol tuan rumah yang diciptakan Abdullah Deeb lebih karena kesalahan Markus Horison dalam mengantisipasi bola tendangan penjuru.
Amman International Stadium, Sabtu atau Minggu (28/8/2011) dini hari WIB. Namun, permainan Indonesia cukup memuaskan. Apalagi, gol tuan rumah yang diciptakan Abdullah Deeb lebih karena kesalahan Markus Horison dalam mengantisipasi bola tendangan penjuru.Pelatih Wim Rijsbergen menurunkan duet Bambang Pamungkas dan Cristian Gonzales di lini depan. Gonzales pun langsung melepaskan ancaman pertama pada menit ke-4. Dari luar kotak penalti, Gonzales melepaskan tembakan keras. Sayang, bola tembakan penyerang Persib Bandung itu masih bisa diantisipasi dengan baik oleh kiper Yordania, Amer Shafia.
Ancaman itu dibalas oleh tendangan jarak jauh yang dilepaskan Ahmed pada menit ke-12. Namun kiper
Indonesia, Ferry Rotinsulu, masih sigap mengamankan gawangnya.
Indonesia, Ferry Rotinsulu, masih sigap mengamankan gawangnya.
Tidak membiarkan tim tuan rumah mengembangkan permainan, Indonesia kembali menekan. Pada menit ke-17, M Ridwan nyaris mengoyak gawang Yordania usai memaksimalkan umpan Gonzales. Sayang, tembakan Ridwan masih melebar ke sisi kiri gawang Yordania.
Hanya berselang tiga menit, gawang Indonesia mendapatkan ancaman lewat tembakan Amer Deeb. Beruntung, Ferry masih bisa menggagalkan tembakan gelandang berusia 31 tahun itu.
Di tengah usaha Bambang Pamungkas dan kawan-kawan menciptakan gol, Ferry Rotinsulu tidak bisa melanjutkan pertandingan karena mengalami cedera pada menit ke-29. Cedera ia dapat saat mencoba menghalau bola dan dalam saat yang sama pemain lawan menendang, hingga tangannya kesakitan. Posisi Ferry digantikan oleh Markus Horison.
Setelah itu, Indonesia kembali melancarkan ancaman. Serangan Indonesia terlihat lebih banyak dari sektor sayap yang ditempati Muhammad Ridwan dan Muhammad Ilham. Pergerakkan kedua pemain tersebut kerap membuat lini pertahanan Yordania pontang-panting.
"Tim Garuda" memiliki peluang emas jelang turun minum. Dari sektor kiri pertahanan Yordania, Muhammad Ilham melakukan penetrasi dan melepaskan umpan ke kotak penalti. Ridwan yang berdiri bebas langsung melepaskan tembakan keras. Namun, tembakan Ridwan masih bisa digagalkan oleh Ammer Shafia. Indonesia pun terpaksa bermain imbang tanpa gol pada babak pertama.
Selepas turun minum, Indonesia dikejutkan oleh gol cepat yang dilesakkan Yordania. Tendangan sepak pojok yang dilepaskan Abdullah Deeb langsung bersarang ke pojok kiri atas gawang Indonesia. Markus kurang akurat dalam mengantisipasi datangnya bola. Sehingga, meski berusaha menepis, bola akhirnya menusuk gawangnya juga.
Tak berselang lama, gawang Indonesia kembali mendapatkan ancaman lewat tembakan keras yang dilepaskan oleh Shadi Abu Hash'hash. Beruntung, Markus berhasil menaklukkan bola.
Tertinggal 0-1, Rijsbergeng melakukan perubahan. Pelatih asal Belanda itu memasukkan Irfan Bachdim dan Oktovianus Maniani untuk menggantikan Ridwan dan Ilham.
Akan tetapi, Indonesia terlihat kesulitan dalam menciptakan peluang. Serangan yang dibangun oleh Bambang Pamungkas dan kawan-kawan kerap kandas di lini tengah. Meski begitu, Indonesia belum menyerah. Hanya saja, usaha Indonesia belum membuahkan hasil. Rijsbergen mencoba memasukkan Ferdinand Sinaga untuk menggantikan Bambang Pamungkas. Namun, usaha ini juga tak mampu mengakhiri kebuntuan dan Indonesia akhirnya dipaksa menyerah 0-1.
sumber : kompas
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Power To/From the People!
Stephan Boutenko has a big vision...and he’s taking it to E-street.
Anyone familiar with Bend, Oregon’s Lance Niebauer, the successful Los Angeles graphic artist who decided to design an airplane and spawned the highly successful Lancair series of homebuilts, which evolved into the production Cessna Columbia composite four-seater, should check out another Oregonian with a big dream: Stephan Boutenko.
He’s boldly going directly to the internet for public contributions to fund his electric S-LSA. The company name is Alternair, and the airplane is simply called the Amp - perhaps an unintentional play on the word imp, because it is a cute little thing...but with big dreams in its electric heart.
A professional pilot and Embry Riddle grad with an Professional Aeronautical design degree, Boutenko hopes to progress the current electric-powered aircraft technology beyond demonstration-style or exotic motorglider models.
The Amp, still in the design stages, will perform comparably to the current crop of gasoline-powered LSA...at as little as 80% lower direct operating costs. And maintenance costs, he says, should be almost negligible compared to the fuel-powered airplanes of today.
The low-wing trike will run on a 50 kW (68 hp) electric motor powered by carbon nanotube lithium polymer batteries. Expected endurance is anticipated at two hours, pretty much at the leading edge now for similar ventures such as Calin Gologan’s one seat, one-wheel production taildragger, the Elektra One, a soon-to-be-produced electric which flew at Oshkosh before thousands of delighted showgoers.
Cruise will be at 90 knots with a 30-minute VFR reserve. The wings will each carry battery packs, as well as another behind the seats.
The designer/entrepreneur even plans to use an “aerolastic” prop that flattens in pitch for climb and relaxes to take a bigger bite during cruise, just like a constant speed prop...but without all the requisite hardware.
Sophisticated power management electric systems and the latest glass panel avionics will echo typical LSA specs and performance: 1320 lbs. Gross weight, 440 lb. payload, 600 fpm climb, 43 knot clean stall, 39 knot stall with flaps.
Oh, and the span will be 37 feet, to add some motorglider-like efficiency but still keep it close to the typical LSA planform of 30-35 foot span.
The plan is to get $250K of investment capital to build the prototype Amp and take it globally to all the major airshows. All donations starting at $25 are welcome...here’s your chance to get in, literally, on the ground floor and help an American company build a competitive electric-powered airplane.
Anyone familiar with Bend, Oregon’s Lance Niebauer, the successful Los Angeles graphic artist who decided to design an airplane and spawned the highly successful Lancair series of homebuilts, which evolved into the production Cessna Columbia composite four-seater, should check out another Oregonian with a big dream: Stephan Boutenko.
A professional pilot and Embry Riddle grad with an Professional Aeronautical design degree, Boutenko hopes to progress the current electric-powered aircraft technology beyond demonstration-style or exotic motorglider models.
The Amp, still in the design stages, will perform comparably to the current crop of gasoline-powered LSA...at as little as 80% lower direct operating costs. And maintenance costs, he says, should be almost negligible compared to the fuel-powered airplanes of today.
The low-wing trike will run on a 50 kW (68 hp) electric motor powered by carbon nanotube lithium polymer batteries. Expected endurance is anticipated at two hours, pretty much at the leading edge now for similar ventures such as Calin Gologan’s one seat, one-wheel production taildragger, the Elektra One, a soon-to-be-produced electric which flew at Oshkosh before thousands of delighted showgoers.
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The designer/entrepreneur even plans to use an “aerolastic” prop that flattens in pitch for climb and relaxes to take a bigger bite during cruise, just like a constant speed prop...but without all the requisite hardware.
Sophisticated power management electric systems and the latest glass panel avionics will echo typical LSA specs and performance: 1320 lbs. Gross weight, 440 lb. payload, 600 fpm climb, 43 knot clean stall, 39 knot stall with flaps.
Oh, and the span will be 37 feet, to add some motorglider-like efficiency but still keep it close to the typical LSA planform of 30-35 foot span.
The plan is to get $250K of investment capital to build the prototype Amp and take it globally to all the major airshows. All donations starting at $25 are welcome...here’s your chance to get in, literally, on the ground floor and help an American company build a competitive electric-powered airplane.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Pelatih Palestina Yakin Indonesia Rebut Poin dari Iran
Selasa, 23 Agustus 2011 | 05:59
SOLO - Pelatih tim nasional Palestina, Abdalnasser Barakat, menilai tim nasional Indonesia akan kesulitan 
saat menghadapi Iran di laga kualifikasi Piala Dunia, 2 September mendatang. Namun ia mengaku yakin, pasukan Wim Rijsbergen bisa mencuri poin dalam laga yang akan berlangsung di Teheran tersebut
saat menghadapi Iran di laga kualifikasi Piala Dunia, 2 September mendatang. Namun ia mengaku yakin, pasukan Wim Rijsbergen bisa mencuri poin dalam laga yang akan berlangsung di Teheran tersebut"Iran tim yang kuat dan Indonesia harus berusaha keras untuk memenangkan pertandingan. Tapi saya yakin Indonesia bisa mencuri poin asalkan mereka bisa tetap berkonsentrasi. Saya mendoakan Indonesia mendapat yang terbaik dalam perjalanannya di kualifikasi Piala Dunia," kata Barakat kepada wartawan.
Penilaian Barakat ini didasarkan pada pengamatannya ketika timnya kalah 1-4 dari Indonesia di laga persahabatan, di Stadion Manahan Solo, Senin (22/8/2011). Dalam laga tersebut, Palestina sebenarnya
mampu unggul terlebih dulu lewat gol Sulaiman Orbaid sebelum akhirnya Indonesia membalas dengan empat gol yang persembahkan oleh Hariono, Christian Gonzales dan Bambang Pamungkas (dua gol).
mampu unggul terlebih dulu lewat gol Sulaiman Orbaid sebelum akhirnya Indonesia membalas dengan empat gol yang persembahkan oleh Hariono, Christian Gonzales dan Bambang Pamungkas (dua gol).
Soal penampilan timnya, Barakat menilai anak asuhnya bermain cukup baik, khususnya di babak pertama. Namun, akibat stamina dan konsentrasi yang menurun di babak kedua membuat penampilan Palestina menjadi tidak stabil.
"Di babak kedua fisik kami menurun dan kehilangan konsentrasi karena kelelahan. Persiapan kami juga sangat pendek (untuk laga ini). Tapi saya tetap puas dengan kinerja para pemain," ujar Barakat.
Ketika ditanya soal permainan keras menjurus kasar yang ditunjukkan pemain lawan, Barakat menjawab," Indonesia bermain ngotot untuk memenangkan pertandingan dan tim kami berusaha membuat hal itu tidak terjadi."
sumber : kompas
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Sex Test
For those of you in the UK who can access BBC iplayer, there is a really interesting programme on sex ('gender') tests in sport. Definitely worth a listen.
Viewpoint: Is professionalism bad for sport?
Readers might be interested in this opinion piece from the BBC on professionalism in sport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14462759
Monday, August 1, 2011
Wim Rijsbergen Gembleng Fisik Timnas Indonesia di Pantai
Selasa, 2 Agustus 2011 08:19 WIB
JAKARTA - Sadar fisik jadi kelemahan utama pemain Tim Nasional (Timnas) Indonesia dalam menghadapi 
laga putaran ke tiga Pra Piala Dunia 2014, Pelatih Timnas Wim Rijsbergen akan menggembleng pasukan merah putih di pantai.
laga putaran ke tiga Pra Piala Dunia 2014, Pelatih Timnas Wim Rijsbergen akan menggembleng pasukan merah putih di pantai.Apalagi, rata-rata negara yang akan dihadapi Indonesia di grup E memiliki karakter wilayah gurun pasir. Sehingga Firman Utina cs harus benar-benar siap menghadapi buasnya alam di negara Bahrain, Qatar, dan Iran yang rata-rata memiliki suhu udara panas.
"Pelatih Wim Rijsbergen telah merancang porsi latihan pada bulan puasa dengan menetapkan jadwal latihan
sore hari dan sesi tambahan di malam hari," ucap General Manager Tim Nasional, Arya Abhiseka dalam keterangannya.
sore hari dan sesi tambahan di malam hari," ucap General Manager Tim Nasional, Arya Abhiseka dalam keterangannya.
Dipilihnya Cilegon, Banten sebagai tempat untuk berlatih Timnas Indonesia agar para pemain lebih fokus dalam mengikuti latihan. Selain itu, pelatih Wim Hijsbergen juga berencana akan melakukan latihan di pantai. Pemain hanya ke Jakarta hanya untuk menjalani laga uji coba saja.
"Dua di antara lawan-lawannya sedang diusahakan berasal dari Timur-Tengah, karena karakter-nya sama dengan tiga tim kompetitor kita di laga nanti," ucap Arya.
Keseriusan untuk memperbaiki fisik tim garuda, Wim pun berencana akan mendatangkan pelatih fisik dan pelatih kiper dari Eropa. Setidaknya, pengalaman Wim yang pernah berlaga di ajang Piala Dunia bersama tim Orange menjadi modal dirinya untuk menggembleng para pemain.
sumber : tribun
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