Jay Honeck writes:

Hmmm....good point. I must confess, it *is* kind of funny/pathetic to watch
how effortlessly he can jerk around pilots who are otherwise (apparently)
logical, even-tempered folks...

I take care to be nice and civil, but I do not engage in the kind of
mollycoddling that some people require in order to stay calm. If they cannot
stand direct, objective discussion, that's their problem, not mine. I do not
have the time or inclination to hold the hands of people who insist on
behaving like children.