"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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It's assinine, until someone does it to you for reasons you think are
assinine. Remember Mr. Bob Hoover?

Right, the old "Bob Hoover" argument. Apparently you've forgotten that no
one turned Hoover in. The FAA people who went after him did so on their own
initiative.

In any case, I'm not suggesting that someone turn someone in when they've
done nothing wrong. The problem with the Hoover case wasn't that the FAA
exercised zeal in prosecuting the case. It's that they were prosecuting a
bogus case.

Frankly, if you really think that Hoover's case has anything to do with
this, it's clear you really don't understand what I'm talking about.

By the way, the word is spelled "asinine".

Agreed. However, instead of sitting on our hands, I advocate inducing peer
pressure. When the original poster stated that he just turned away after
surmising that the pilot was hopeless, I was dissappointed.

Peer pressure is well and good in the situations where a) the person
providing the pressure has the courage to confront a complete stranger face
to face, and b) the complete stranger has the inclination to actually listen
and change their behavior as a result. Either of those conditions are
unusual enough, and to find them at the same time is very rare.

[...] The results are
far better than the snide snears given out when someone threatens to
tattle
to the FAA.

I'm not suggesting threatening to "tattle to the FAA". I'm suggesting
actually *doing* it.

Pete