Posted by Ronnie on July 29, 1999 at 04:16:00:
In Reply to: Wing basics for beginners posted by Perciever on July 28, 1999 at 15:33:08:
> Just as its impossible to live in California and have New York your neighbor state its impossible to have as a wing any other type than those immediately on either side of your primary type.
> For example 1w5 or 8w6 are structurally impossible! Remember its WING, not FOOT! Wings are on either side of the body.
> I suspect people take the RHETI and base their wing on their second highest score. Or base their wing on the type they would like to have as their wing. Can't happen. Only through diligent
> studying and reflection can one identify their type and wing. The RHETI is a starting point, but no where near as accurate for type apprasal as the Myers-Briggs test is; which incidentally the
> RHETI is based on.
I agree, all established systems using wings require the wing to be one on the either side of the basic type. I think that if you use the system, you have to use everything of it, not just take bits and pieces and remodel it (without explaining very well why those thinking otherwise are wrong)
Ronnie