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"Flying too High" by Steven Pomper
Holy cow. A friend of mine (a like minded person who wants GA to be
professionalized and regulated -- no its not regulated now) just referred me to this excellent piece of journalism. A bit dated, to be sure, but still relevant. (Ironic that this was being written at the same time GA schools were training the Saudi terrorists who flew into the WTC.) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/fea...10.pomper.html |
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"Skylune" wrote in
lkaboutaviation.com: Holy cow. A friend of mine (a like minded person who wants GA to be professionalized and regulated -- no its not regulated now) just referred me to this excellent piece of journalism. A bit dated, to be sure, but still relevant. (Ironic that this was being written at the same time GA schools were training the Saudi terrorists who flew into the WTC.) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/fea...10.pomper.html Ah, your in the wrong thread, this belongs in the "Troll of the year award" thread. -- -- ET :-) "A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."---- Douglas Adams |
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outaviation.com, "Skylune" (the Fig Plucker's son) plucked a fig, wet his bed (yet again) and scribbled: Holy cow. A friend of mine (a like minded person who wants GA to be professionalized and regulated -- no its not regulated now) just referred me to this excellent piece of journalism. A bit dated, to be sure, but still relevant. (Ironic that this was being written at the same time GA schools were training the Saudi terrorists who flew into the WTC.) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/fea...10.pomper.html Once again, "Skyloser" (and the "reporter," Stephen Pomper) shows his complete depth of understanding of GA (less than the depth of a mudpuddle after a brief summer shower). The piece is obviously a hit piece and worthless as objective reporting. the writer sounds like a flunkout from a third-rate journalism school. |
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It is truly frightening that you are allowed to pilot an airplane. Pilots
such as you will cause harm to come to GA. Therefore, keep it up, Orville! |
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That article was so full of half-truths and outright distortions as to
be laughable, although people unfamiliar with aviation (like the author) might read it and be indignant that "those rich pilots" are scamming the system. I thought "Where to begin with this" but as ET pointed out it's troll bait. However, Boyer is right - you can't legislate common sense. What safeguards are in place to keep a drunk from driving and killing innocents? It happens a lot more often in cars than in airplanes if not only because the number of road vehicles is much higher. JFK Jr. should have exercised better judgement that night in his decision making even though he was not legal to fly in the conditions that existed. Skylune, how many people are involved in drunk boating accidents on your lake in NH? What stops them from getting tanked and going out on the lake? Same self-regulation that most pilots abide by. |
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Funny, but the user fees and so called "corporatization" are happening,
five years after the article was published. Boyer has not succeeded in his quest to stop it, and it is coming soon, to an airfield near you. Just today, Bush talked about spending "offsets" to cut the deficit. The groundwork is laid. The author's main point was that a moron like JFK Jr. can fly legally (LEGALLY, that is the point!) with VFR at night in hazy conditions, unsupervised. This is a fact. True, you cannot legislate common sense, and Boyer really likes to muddy the waters. Saying that people drive drunk, or drive or fly drunk too does not change anything). Besides, I have seen boaters and auto drivers being given sobriety checks when they were pulled over. How often does that happen with pilots? |
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"Skylune" wrote in message lkaboutaviation.com... Holy cow. A friend of mine (a like minded person who wants GA to be professionalized and regulated -- no its not regulated now) Actually, GA is quite heavily regulated now. just referred me to this excellent piece of journalism. A bit dated, to be sure, but still relevant. (Ironic that this was being written at the same time GA schools were training the Saudi terrorists who flew into the WTC.) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/fea...10.pomper.html Actually, that is a very poor piece of "journalism", very little in it is accurate. |
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"ET" wrote in message ... Ah, your in the wrong thread, this belongs in the "Troll of the year award" thread. Skylune declared himself ineligible for that award. |
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In theory, yes. In actuality, of course it is not as all honest GA pilots
know you can bust minimums and get away with all sorts of stuff, undetected. |
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For those of you looking for an afternoon chuckle, here is a quite from the
article ... " ... the world of private flying is full of these kinds of surprises. It's the Wild Wild West meets Sherwood Forest stood on its head. Private flyers are regulated in theory, but hardly supervised in practice. This generally well-heeled group ..." Michael |
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