Thanks for the feedback.

I may try to edit it down to Letter to the Editor length and try and get
it published in a couple of local papers.


David Reinhart wrote in
:

You're right: it's a good letter, but it will almost certainly never
get published.

Every newspaper has a word limit on LTTEs. Some are as low as 150
words. I think the average is about 200. Writing a letter that meets
the paper's restrictions while still getting a point across is a
literary exercise unto itself.

Dave Reinhart


StellaStar wrote:

As a private pilot, I fly a grand total of about 150 hours per year,
in a plane that cruises approximately 135 miles per hour, covering a
grand total of about 20,000 miles per year.

I write this letter, sitting in the coach cabin of a 757 flight from
New York to Seattle, flying 180 people 2500 miles at 500 miles per
hour in about 5 hours.

Absolutely excellent letter! Packed with clear facts, logical
comparisons, reasonable arguments. Send it to a local paper or two (at
each end of your flight) and help educate some folks directly, too.