"JJ Sinclair" wrote in message
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Casey,
I am NOT questioning your qualifications or conduct as a doctor. I, AM
trying
to get you to admit that you would bring to the attention of those in
charge of
your hospital, ANY practice or procedure that could be harmful to your
patience.

That is EXACTLY what I am doing by bringing this to the attention of the
BOD
and Rules Committee.
JJ Sinclair

I guess that my point wasn't clear enough from the earlier post. Let's try
this....my patients are my responsibility so when in my care they should
expect superb service. Now if they chose to get home from the hospital by
flying their ultralight through an a approaching gust front then it is their
business, not mine. Would I chose to say to them that it is my opinion that
they are doing the wrong thing...sure, but I would leave it at that.
Therein lies the nature of our disagreement.

It is your opinion, nothing more, that these things are unsafe. If it were
simply a parental type concern for all of us that would be fine with me.
But what I honestly think is happening with all of these discussions lately
is that you are exhibiting something called projection. That means that a
few people are projecting their own fears upon the rest of us and attempting
to regulate the sport based upon them. I know that at least one of the
stronger voices in these debates has a wife that lives in constant fear of
his racing.

I am quite honestly a big chicken JJ. That is no BS. I am a conservative
pilot that actually finds it hard to believe that anyone would push the
limits on final glide so hard that it would risk their life. Especially for
the result of potentially receiving a little trophy in a sport that 95% of
the US doesn't even know exists. The way I look at it all is that I love
this sport too much to allow one stupid decision to make it so that I don't
ever get to fly again. But this is not really about the sport, it is about
your fears and your attempt to keep me from getting to chose how I should
live my life. I have a family that loves me and depends upon my coming home
and I very much resent being painted as some type of death-wish maniac that
is a Hell's Angel of the skies. But even more than that I resent being
painted as someone willing to risk others lives to get a rush.

Re the FAR's I would say that first of all we have an aerobatic box at Turf
that allows us to have the waiver. 99% of my passes are pretty much
straight down a runway. Nevertheless my guess is that if it were as much of
an issue as you argue it is and that your interpretation of the regs were
correct, that in 50 years of racing some fed would have put a stop to it. I
also think that the reg you quote is one that has broad interpretation. You
talk as if there is no room for interpretation at all and are absolutely
certain that we are all breaking it. There are few laws that have such
clear borders. The way they get clearer is when the courts review it time
and time again. But do you really wish to take the chance that it might
potentially ground someone by whistleblowing on your friends and compadres?
What a way to prove a point.

It is sad that you view this all so strongly that you would risk destroying
the sport in order to force others to be like you.

KC