I *do* question if he is the right person for the Young Eagles position.

I think his answer was supposed to be a joke.

In person, I'll bet people laughed. In writing, it appears insensitive and
dumb.

Which is true with all sorts of humor.

I don't know how much personal time and attention he'll give to the Young
Eagles program -- hopefully a lot -- but his choice as leader was a
brilliant PR move by EAA. All you had to do was attend one Young Eagles
program at OSH to see the stunning difference in attendance between 2003 and
2004.

Were they all there to see Ford? Many were, I'm sure. But if they picked
up some aviation enthusiasm along the way, we've won the first battle.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"