"airman" wrote in message
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The CNN pilot-reporter, Miles O'Brien, made a good point. These guys took
off from an uncontrolled airfield, implying that they were not adept with
ordinary ATC as would pilots be who were trained or who are resident at a
Class D or C towered field. I remember how difficult it was to train at a
Class D airport, wishing that I could have made my early training hours
easier at an un-towered field. Now I'm grateful for all the angst and
mike-fright I went through and eventually overcame.


In light of the fact that this entire discussion regards accuracy in the
media, this is NOT what Miles O'Brien said.

In his report O'Brien was attempting to point out that if you depart from an
uncontrolled airfield and you fly in a direction which takes you toward
uncontrolled airspace, you can fly a long way without talking to anyone. He
was trying to contrast the type of flying you can do in Class G/E airspace
without having to actually try and explain the different classes of
airspace. By comparison, he characterized Class B as "airspace around the
countries biggest and busiest airports..." He did not suggest (IMO) in
anyway that flying from an uncontrolled airport makes you more dangerous or
less competent.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ