tango4 wrote:
"Shawn Curry" wrote in message
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Fond? How many people did this prick drive out of the sport? If he did
this to me he'd have a black eye before he got off the runway. If my
kid were flying with someone who behaved this way, I would end his
flying career in an instant.
Where's my Ativan, gotta calm down.

Shawn


That's what you'd expect from someone who needs drugs to control their
emotions I suppose. If you need this kind of crutch I suggest you ground
yourself. Aviation is not for you.

Get a grip fella!


Oh (expletive deleted) Ian. It was a joke (although I have taken Ativan
prior to having surgery, and highly recommend it :-) ).
If you think this sadist was a great asset to our sport, you and he are
both way off. Most of us don't get our soaring training in the
military. We do it for recreational purposes, and expect it to be
difficult perhaps, but enjoyable and rewarding as well. You may be
content to have some asshole assaulting your son or daughter to
"improve" their experience in aviation. However, if someone behaves
this way to one of my kids, I'll kick the living **** out of him.
For those of you still following: Imagine your 13 year old daughter in
the front seat of a glider, skidding a turn once too many times early in
her training. At 2000 feet some middle age sicko with a control freak
attitude and no self control starts verbally and physically assaulting
your child. Ian apparently approves of this, and feels its just how its
done. Great. I won't tolerate it.
Listen "fella" you need to accept that the "Put up and shut up. We've
always done it this way." attitude toward ALL aspects of our sport, is
just not in our better interest. That, and if someone hurts my child,
in the cockpit or elsewhere, my tight lid on my temper will fail.

Shawn