Jay Honeck wrote:

Not that I think pilots aren't aware of the positive aspects -- I think
they kind of "go without saying" here -- but I fear that were a
non-pilot to stumble onto this group, they might leave believing that:

1. GA is unaffordable
2. GA is too hard, and might kill you
3. Pilots are religious zealots
4. Pilots are rude, boorish louts
5. All airplanes are death traps
6. All airports treat GA poorly
7. The FAA is hostile and stupid
8. The news media is against us
9. All courtesy cars are 1974 Chevy Novas...
Hopefully our posted experiences over the years serve to counter these
wildly wrong impressions to a certain degree...


I agree with your points above. Hopefully any newcomers to the group
will stick by long enough to get a taste of truth.

--
Mike