Do CAP members salute?

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

As yet, you haven't defammed them, so I saw no need.

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

I'm only pointing out that in all likelihood, both pilots were far more
competent and experienced than you will probably ever become in the rest of
your pathetic life.


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.

I'm sure the looking through your own distorted version of reality, few
measure up to the vast experience and competency you've demonstrated, eh?

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.

"kill the messenger"? How funny. Do you actually think you can belittle a
deceased person who was several times the man you will ever be without
drawing any scrutiny on yourself?

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.

.....sez the piece of human filth who defames people who can't possibly
defend themselves.

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"

I do make 6 figures, sunshine. My IP address is listed in all my headers.
Bring it on if you think you can. Feel free to list the exact phrase you
feel qualifies as defamation. Meanwhile you might be interested to know
defamation can also be charged by the estate of a deceased person on their
behalf. Are you so secure in your own assertions?