On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 12:06:15 GMT, Bob Noel
wrote:

In article , Roger Halstead
wrote:

Whenever we hear someone utter an anti-airport opinion, be it in the
newspaper or in person, I believe we (as pilots) should respond calmly,
logically, immediately and forcefully.

Careful here. Remember, people tend to respond in kind. Get forceful
and they in turn either get forceful in return, or dig their heels in.
When some one gets forceful with me I start developing an attitude
against what ever it is they are promoting, even if it was something I
had supported.

otoh - a wimpy response can be interpreted as weaknessed, inviting
even more outrageous attacks by the anti-airport crowd.

Agreed!


perhaps "forcefully" implies something unintended. Maybe
"emphatically" would be more accurate.

and again I agree.

You are in that area where different people interpret the same
intonations differently. You need to come across as knowledgeable
but not aggressive. One extreme will be taken advantage of and the
other will be seen as a challenge.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)