On Sep 23, 12:13*am, "Mike" nospam@ microsoft.com wrote:
"romeomike" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:

Not all of the things you mentioned changes the DOI, and the person in
question has no ratings beyond PP-SEL. *So it seems a bit strange that
this person has "30 years" of experience as he claims, and nothing
farther than PP-SEL. *Certainly lots of things are possible, but one
thing is for sure, he has not demonstrated any competencies beyond
PP-SEL, and the two deceased pilots he chooses to belittle have
demonstrated far more competency than he has.

Well, they gave me a new DOI when I added ratings, got my SS# taken off,
changed address several times, corrected a misspelling, got the new
plastic one, and was declared "English Proficient."

One doesn't need ratings to demonstrate competence. I know many very
competent pilots who have no rating above the PPL. Some are very good
aerobatic pilots or fly high performance planes. They just don't need to
impress anyone with ratings they don't use. Ratings won't help you if you
have poor judgment. I don't know "benford", but IMO he's demonstrated
competence and judgment by staying alive during 30 years of flying.

You're assuming he has 30 years of flying, as we only have his word on that.
You are correct in that ratings aren't the only thing required to
demonstrate competence, but what exactly has he done to demonstrate
competence other than keep himself alive for his 50 or unfathomable or
whatever hours he actually does have? *One thing I do know is that Lt. Col
James Henderson managed to keep himself alive flying for more years that he
did. *He demonstrated his competence when he completed his instrument
rating. *He demonstrated his competence when he achieved his commercial
rating. *He demonstrated his competence by flying thousands of hours of
pipeline patrol. *He demonstrated his competence when he completed his
biannual CAP mountain qualification. *He demonstrated his competence by
becoming a CAP check pilot. *He demonstrated his competence by maintaining
his BFR on a yearly basis, and he demonstrated his competence on a monthly
basis in order to be qualified to fly the type of mission he was flying.

James Henderson gave his life trying to save the life of a kid who was lost
in the mountains. *He gave his live as a part of a volunteer organization
that helps thousands of people each year, saves dozens of lives, and teaches
tens of thousands of kids respect, community involvement, and aviation. *As
a part of that organization, James Henderson donated a considerable amount
of time , his money, and his skills. *This is an organization that Mr. Haas
proved he has too much ego to be a part. *Now he wants to try and belittle
James Henderson and that organization as he tries to pretend he is a more
competent and experienced pilot who never does anything stupid. *So draw
your own conclusions. *The one I have is that Mr. Haas is nothing more than
a blowhard piece of human filth who needs to cast disparity on those who are
better than he is in order to inflate his already enormous ego. *YMMV.-

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Ya just can't let go. A true CAP member..

Fact,,, After all the glowing things you have said about James
Henderson and all his aviation skills, he is DEAD,,, from his poor
flying skills, And he killed two other human being during his act of
stupidity. Somehow you forgot to praise those poor souls..

I can't wait to see your glowing report on Mr Anderson and his fine
aviating skills.

As you might know going through the ranks of the CAP require you to
progress from observer, which is rear seat , to scanner, which is
right front seat to mission pilot. That would be the one Mr James
Henderson was in. During my first and only SAREX it became quite clear
that poor ol me, in the rear seat to get "blessed"and move up front, I
was at the mercy of the piloting skills of "experienced and competent"
CAP pilots. Ya see, from the rear seat I can't take control of the
aircraft when said "competent and experienced" pilots do something
that might kill me. What I saw during the first and only SAREX
conviced me to not continue to put myself at risk and as any good
pilot would,mitigate those issues which would take my life. I survived
to fly another day. Guess what Mike, if that really is your name. I
fly almost every day. Mr James Henderson is not flying anymore.

As with most government organizations the tactic is to kill the
messenger when they point out flaws in the system. I was and still
will do what I can to warn other good and safe pilots to think twice
before getting into a situation that might take their life. CAP has a
poor record of safety. Lets look at the Wyoming wing. There were four
planes, two were destroyed in fatal crashes. That is a 50% loss rate.
To you CAP guys it must be acceptable, It is definately not acceptable
to me.

In closing I want to say there are great pilots in the CAP, Bill, the
local guy is outstanding in his flying skills, the real problem is
during a training mission or an actual event one gets paired up with
other flight crews. I will be damned if I am going to be taken out by
a "competent and experienced" CAP pilot. I am kinda amazed the CAP
headquarters has not told you to "tone down" and quit scaring away
future CAP members. You don't see it but your posts are quite clearly
a detriment to the Air Force and its CAP side show.

PS, Those words in your last rant about me are grounds for a
defamation suit, and since you work for Microsoft and are probably
bringing in 6 figures+ a year I would say your assets look pretty
inviting to a hungry lawyer, and you used Mircosoft's server to post
it. That, my friend is called "gravy"

Cheers, tailwinds and safe flying guys.

Ben.