I didn't see the CBS piece, but below is what was posted on this group
regarding John, who is the MANAGER of an airpark. Those in aviaton
need to be educated about what the media does.
~~~~~
CBS set this up a couple weeks back, saying they were doing a story on
air
parks. It wasn't until they arrived that they said they were doing a
story
on poor security in General Aviation.
Everything John said defending General Aviation was edited out. There
were
no pictures of the large gate out front with the usual "Pilots and
Passengers Only Beyond This Point" sign.
CBS told their story with voice overs, and the interview with the
(ex-NTSB?)
employee.
This "story" isn't representative of Eagles Nest, air parks, or
General
Aviation.
It is, unfortunately, characteristic of what we get fed as "news"
nowadays
by the media. It is sickening, but as long as it brings in big
profits for
the media outlets, this is probably what we will continue to get.
~~~~~~~
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.









(StellaStar) wrote in message ...
I believe one thing we can do is talk to other pilots and people in
aviaton about the danger of talking to the media.

Completely wrong. It's nonpilots talking to the media who give out
misinformation, and it's up to you to counter it. Reporters are always looking
for credible sources to give them valid facts. If you decline, you leave the
field to the liars. You're doing the subject a disservice if you deliberately
skip the opportunity to correct the record.