A little positive GA news coverage

Stella Starr wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/239ane

The reporter got almost every detail wrong --

I must have missed those details, because I know you and your kid, and
the story looked pretty good; names, ages, the Inn, his course of study;
What errors should be corrected?

The reporter quoted Jay as saying a commercial rating requires 500
hours. We're supposed to believe this was the reporter's mistake, not Jay's.

The reporter got almost every detail wrong --

I must have missed those details, because I know you and your kid, and
the story looked pretty good; names, ages, the Inn, his course of study;
What errors should be corrected?

Gosh, where to start? The errors include...

- Referring to the certificate as a "permit"
- Referring to the checkride as a "licensing exam"
- Saying Joe was introduced to flying in a C-150 when he was 7 years
old. (Dunno WHERE he got that from.)
- Saying Joe flew at night to get his ticket
- Sayiing he flew to Burlington using no navigational aids
- Saying the oral exam was just 5 questions
- Saying the commercial requires 500 hours

The guy got just about every nuance wrong -- but luckily most of this
stuff would only be known to pilots. IMHO the overall story came
through as a positive hit for aviation.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote in news:4c1ae06d-20f7-4ae0-b563-
:

The reporter got almost every detail wrong --

I must have missed those details, because I know you and your kid, and
the story looked pretty good; names, ages, the Inn, his course of study;
What errors should be corrected?

Gosh, where to start? The errors include...

- Referring to the certificate as a "permit"
- Referring to the checkride as a "licensing exam"
- Saying Joe was introduced to flying in a C-150 when he was 7 years
old. (Dunno WHERE he got that from.)
- Saying Joe flew at night to get his ticket
- Sayiing he flew to Burlington using no navigational aids
- Saying the oral exam was just 5 questions
- Saying the commercial requires 500 hours

The guy got just about every nuance wrong -- but luckily most of this
stuff would only be known to pilots. IMHO the overall story came
through as a positive hit for aviation.


Unlike you.


Bertie