Speaking of gyros, from the recent doc 'Behind the Curve'. Bob Knodel, part of the Globebusters team, takes us through their attempt to debunk a spinning earth with a pricey ring laser gyro. It didn't end well.
Ahh.. That is the gyro I'd heard about. Doing a little googling, it looks like Bob Knodel may not be a highly reliable source though?
As far as I can tell, he used to claim to be a commercial pilot, but changed his story when people started to look into it. I just checked the FAA website and there are two Robert Knodel's with pilots license -- R M Knodel who was born around 1929, got his pilots license around 1956 and is listed as a commercial pilot with no medical, and passed away a few years ago at age 85. The other one had his last medical in 1978, a third class, and is listed as a private pilot.
Then with his odd behavior about the gyro, I'm not sure if maybe he's got ties with the establishment or what his agenda is.
And it's not just information reliability that interests me about this pilots license issue, it's the topic of a pilot to begin with. Someone who's a commercial pilot who may have flown all over the earth is someone I'd love to talk with, as would all flat earthers I'm sure.
Perhaps he claimed it so we'd trust him, then went through this gyro thing so he can then say "Oh, it does appear the earth is turning.. hush hush.." all in an effort to counter flat earth.
I guess we need a new gyro test though.