X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:13:28 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1237960 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:16:51 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.493.5ff6ef2 (58435) for ; Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:16:04 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <493.5ff6ef2.31ea3684@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:16:04 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Hmmm X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1152965764" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5026 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1152965764 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/14/2006 10:31:29 PM Central Standard Time, gary21sn@hotmail.com writes: Those are some interesting experiences. Based on what you report Jeff, and I only observe this based on what you post, you may be in a similar situation as law enforcement officers. They, day after day, year after year, get a warped perception of people, because all they deal with is the dregs of society. They have been dispatched by society to find fault. I know a lot of pilots. Some may be not-so-good, average, good, very good, or excellent. I do not know which ones are which. Maybe you do. But even the excellent ones make mistakes and cause grief. No matter what, where, when, there is always room for improvement. I have flown alongside of Fred. I would not hesitate to do it again, nor would I hesitate to ride with him. Gary Edwards Gary, I may have a warped view, but these are guys taking FAA checkrides. They should be ready to pass a test. Dregs, no. Bad decisions, yes. I agree that even excellent pilots make mistakes-- I know I do and I am just an average pilot. Yes, there is always room for improvement. Fred, is probably a great person and on most days a good pilot. My point in my post is that flying these machines with broken equipment (as described) is not only against the law, but downright dangerous. I urge pilots to maintain their aircraft properly, know the regulations, and fly responsibly. Fly safe, Jeff -------------------------------1152965764 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 7/14/2006 10:31:29 PM Central Standard Time,=20 gary21sn@hotmail.com writes:

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Those are some interesting experiences. Based on what you repor= t=20 Jeff, and I only observe this based on what you post, you may be in a= =20 similar situation as law enforcement officers. They, day after day,=20= year=20 after year, get a warped perception of people, because all they deal=20= with=20 is the dregs of society. They have been dispatched by society t= o=20 find fault.

I know a lot of pilots. Some may be not-so-good, average, good,= =20 very good, or excellent. I do not know which ones are which. M= aybe=20 you do. But even the excellent ones make mistakes and cause grief.&n= bsp;=20 No matter what, where, when, there is always room for improvement.

I have flown alongside of Fred. I would not hesitate to do it=20 again, nor would I hesitate to ride with him.

Gary Edwards

Gary,

I may have a warped view, but these are guys taking FAA checkrides. The= y=20 should be ready to pass a test. Dregs, no. Bad decisions, yes.

I agree that even excellent pilots make mistakes-- I know I do and I am= =20 just an average pilot. Yes, there is always room for improvement.

Fred, is probably a great person and on most days a good pilot. My poin= t in=20 my post is that flying these machines with broken equipment (as described) i= s=20 not only against the law, but downright dangerous. I urge pilots to maintain= =20 their aircraft properly, know the regulations, and fly responsibly.

Fly safe,

Jeff

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