On Fri, 07 May 2004 01:39:59 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:



Bob Miller wrote:

Mostly accidents due to human error, bad planning, and omissions, just
as in commercial aviation and automobiles

Which is probably just what AOPA said. And the reporter cut out the last clause, just
as they would for you.

The rule is that you do not have to answer the question as if you were
on a quiz show. Answers of the form: "Let me show you the
regulations that must be met by pilots and their planes before they
can take to the air" (holding up a copy of the FARs), is permissible.
The reporter needs some information to write a story with by a certain
deadlline. What goes into the story is the result between a
collaboration between you and the reporter. Save confession for your
priest.

Another rule: If you want to be quoted, speak with animation in
short, simple sentences. If you don't want to be quoted, never say
"no comment." Instead, speak in a monotone and ramble.

And another: If you don't like a question, ask one of your own. R:
"What do you think is behind all these light plane crashes?" You:
"Have there been that many? How many auto wrecks have you seen in the
same period of time? Have you any idea how many pilots have made that
exact instrument approach in the last year?"

Don