On Oct 3, 12:18*pm, "Mike" nospam@ microsoft.com wrote:

Well said, but what you have to understand is all of the cheap shots are
coming from John Johnson using different sock puppets. He is a bitter
malcontent ex-FAA employee and admitted drug addict. *He's never been a
pilot and never will be and is a perennial loser. *As such he will never
understand the accomplishments of anyone like Steve Fossett.

We had Steve Fossett out here a couple of years back.
He wanted to soar in the extreme heights of the South Island wave at
Omarama but owing to unseasonable wind changes was unable to.
As far as I know his sailplane is still down there.
A good bloke