Bill Watson wrote:

Ron Lee wrote:
Pilots can always point to their existence as evidence of their
superior skills and judgement. And worse, they can always point to
other pilots' demise as evidence of their lacking the same.

Fate is the Hunter, and there but for the grace of ...

Bill Watson - not believing in fate or god, yet humble in the face of
both nonetheless

Bill, you are using an incorrect meaning of "arrogant." Arrogant is
saying I am the best pilot around. I have never said that and
probably never will.

Ron, I don't know why you would choose to duke it out over word
definitions but here goes (my ***)

Arrogance (Ar"ro*gance) (#), n.
[F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr. arrogans. See Arrogant.]
The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing
manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of
rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or
importance of the person to an undue degree; **proud contempt of
others** lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.

But despite the other response what I lack in
experience/training I make up for in good judgement...hence I am safe.
You know, I'm just sparring with you here. Dudley is giving you the
real deal. Read with me what he is saying and learn.

His stuff was just high on the fluff scale to digest. I am better
able to determine if I am safe or not than anyone on this forum.


BTW, for those of you who defend Lidle, his actions jeopardized people
in that building and on the ground.
No defense here. Just trying hold back on the proud contempt.

Just plain contempt. You assume the "proud" part. I would better
call it "disgust."

My fate in is my hands, not "by the grace of..."
You need to get out more. Try reading "Fate is the Hunter" by Gann.
Hopefully you and I both will be lucky enough that our fate remains in
our skilled hands, at least until it doesn't anymore.

I prefer Calvin & Hobbes.

Ron Lee

Mauledriver