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Contents 1 Spelling of the title 2 Night rating 3 Horizontal rules 4 To-do 5 Assessment

[edit] Spelling of the title

The word may be spelled as "licencing" or "licensing". As per the Wikipedia style guidelines, I am using "licensing" as that is what is being used in Canada, in particular the CARs. Likewise, the CARs spell the word as "licence" and "licences" as opposed to "license" and "licenses". I will use the word as it is used in the CARs. : Icitrom 00:15, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Night rating

Sanchom, yes I concur with your changes for the experience part of night rating. I was thinking about how to include that information without bogging down the text. FYI: My personal goal is to make this article complete and useful for people and to decipher the CARs. But, at the same time not to repeat the CARs wholesale. With repect to the experience sections, I was thinking that some kind of graphic would be useful, perhaps a Venn diagram or something similar. I don't like text for explaining the experience requirements. I tried re-wording the CARs to give me less of a headache (:-)) when trying to figure just what is required. Icitrom 13:36, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Venn diagrams! Yes. That's a good idea. I use something like that when explaining licencing requirements. Sancho McCann 14:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I researched Venn diagrams as well as other types of diagrams. With the number of possible permutations, showing the experience requirements graphically alluded to diagrams that made me dizzy. Right now, I do not see how to show the experience requirements as a graphic. If someone else would want to give it a try maybe they'd have more success. Icitrom 05:38, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Horizontal rules

Use of horizontal rules: I added in some horizontal rules (HR). I added the HRs in between subsections of a subsection where the normal Wiki styles do not provide for an HR under the section heading. I took a look with and without and I believe the page is better with them. For example, the Ratings subsection is quite long with all of the different ratings and I find looks better with the HRs. Icitrom 04:39, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To-do

TO DO: Costs of licences, permits, ratings, examinations, and flight test: The info is here. Icitrom 22:38, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

TO DO: Incorporate experience credits. Icitrom 10:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

TO DO: In each permit and licence section, incorporate which ratings apply. Icitrom 10:56, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

TO DO: Which permits and licences can a seaplane rating endorse?? Icitrom 03:27, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assessment

I'm going to give this article the benefit of the doubt and rate it B, although it desperately needs a cleanup and any reviewer who wants to demote this to Start Class is more than welcome to. I have assessed this as low importance, as this is a highly specialized topic within Canada. Cheers, CP 02:17, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

CP, could you give me a few more words. I'm not sure what you mean by "benefit of the doubt". Also, "desperately needs a cleanup" in what way? A point in the right direction would be helpful. I don't mean the standards themselves. I am aware of them. I thought I had been following Wiki standards, so I don't know to what you are referring. "Desperately" implies to me that a lot is wrong in terms of style.Icitrom 23:39, 9 October 2007 (UTC)