I don't know why I'm having so much difficulty conveying the idea that
airmen should not be, or bee seen to be, dilettantes, but because the
general public tacitly agrees to the potential hazard of our piloting
our mechanical equipment over their property and persons, airman must
be seen by the lay public as exercising prudence, respect, and a
professional diligence in pursuing aviation. Anything less invites
public ridicule of airmen....