"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
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Actually, he's correct. Flying is a privalege, not a right.


Actually, he's wrong. Review my response to Martin X. Moleski earlier in
this thread to understand why.

First, in fairness to Mr. McNicoll, I have taken the above statement
out of context. I don't think putting in all the verbage would make a
difference.

In a previous message on this newsgroup, you [Mr. McNicoll] made the
statement:
"A right never has a requirement. That makes is a privilidge, not a right."
The message relating to Mr. Moleski has departed my files so I don't know
what your response was there, but the your text in this message and in the
statement quoted above certainly implies your position is that flying is a
right.

I contend that flying an airplane [excluding ultralights and that ilk]
"requires" a certificate of some sort. In order to exercise the "rights" of
that certificate, aren't we "required" to meet certain capability/skill
standards and "required" to follow rules such as the FARs? Maybe there was
something in the dialog with Mr. Moleski to negate the seemingly obvious
contradiction. )