On Jan 26, 8:59*pm, wrote:

Every time I have dealt with other pilots, I was under the impression
that we were somehow united as a group. *I now realize that is not
entirely true.

All you have to do is read this NG for about two minutes and you will
see that pilots are not united as a group! But it's just like every
other NG out there, so I guess pilots are no different than any other
group of human beings.

In any NG if you write a post describing something stupid you did, you
can expect a certain amount of, let's call it friction, in response.
But don't let it stop you, or anyone else reading this, from posting
your mistakes here. One of the real purposes of this NG is for us to
learn from each other. It takes courage to go into a public forum
like this and confess your mistakes for all the world to see. Not
everyone has the guts to do it. I am glad you did.

Phil