X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:58:42 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-curtail.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1877288 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:43:57 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.64; envelope-from=matt.hapgood@alumni.duke.edu Received: from [65.40.217.234] (helo=bmw.hapgoods.com) by elasmtp-curtail.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.34) id 1HMuvT-000281-Jd for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:43:07 -0500 Received: from Dell690 (Dell690.hapgoods.com [192.168.2.123]) by bmw.hapgoods.com (8.13.8/8.13.7) with ESMTP id l21Nh3GO029253 for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2007 18:43:04 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <200703012343.l21Nh3GO029253@bmw.hapgoods.com> From: "Matt Hapgood" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Stupid Pilot, stupid people-- I know the guy who drove into Lak... X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 18:43:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0250_01C75C31.74E3AF60" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcdcT0mUCIS3uih/Rti37qTqsY0yzgACpVrQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 In-Reply-To: X-ELNK-Trace: b48a86202a850ddb74bf435c0eb9d478933a066fbd22db83fab14af513f54673e219578a464047db350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 65.40.217.234 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0250_01C75C31.74E3AF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Why do I want to bitch? I'll tell you. This pilot made a very poor decision and then backed it up with poor pilotage. I often call people like that an idiot, but I'll tone it down because I don't know him. What I do KNOW, is that incidents like this rarely, if ever, costs only him. Let's see. was there: a. Search and rescue? b. An insurance claim? c. Bad publicity for GA? Reality is that our taxes paid the S&R (if there was any). Insurance claims result in higher premiums for Cirrus and GA in general - there is a definite trickle-down effect. And bad publicity results in more restrictive regulations, from which all GA suffers, and AOPA and the ilk have to lobby ($$$) to try to control. So yes, this bozo's incident probably hit my pocketbook. Because it negatively impacts me, I don't appreciate it - actually, I resent it. I've made poor decisions in my past, and I am certain to make poor decisions again in the future. But I hope my friends will let me know that what I am about to do is stupid, and that I should reconsider. If I've already "committed the crime" I hope they won't glorify my stupidity with a rationalization about how I made some aspect of it better. Matt _____ No, surviving anyone can mess up and if he messed up having fun so be it, I bet everyone in there was having fun and they are old enough to know the danger. It did not cost us or our taxes so why does anyone want to bitch, his money and his mistake ------=_NextPart_000_0250_01C75C31.74E3AF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Why do I want to bitch? = I’ll tell you. This pilot made a very poor decision and then backed it = up with poor pilotage. I often call people like that an idiot, but = I’ll tone it down because I don’t know him. What I do KNOW, is = that incidents like this rarely, if ever, costs only = him.

Let’s see… was = there:

Search and rescue?
An insurance claim?
Bad publicity for GA?

Reality is that our taxes paid the = S&R (if there was any). Insurance claims result in higher premiums for = Cirrus and GA in general – there is a definite trickle-down effect. = And bad publicity results in more restrictive regulations, from which all GA suffers, and AOPA and the ilk have to lobby ($$$) to try to = control.

So yes, this bozo’s incident probably hit my pocketbook. Because it negatively impacts me, I = don’t appreciate it – actually, I resent it. I’ve made poor decisions in my past, and I am certain to make poor decisions again in = the future. But I hope my friends will let me know that what I am = about to do is stupid, and that I should reconsider. If I’ve already = “committed the crime” I hope they won’t glorify my stupidity with a = rationalization about how I made some aspect of it better. =

Matt

No, surviving anyone can mess up and if he messed up having fun so be it, I = bet everyone in there was having fun and they are old enough to know the = danger. It did not cost us or our taxes so why does anyone want to bitch, his money = and his mistake

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