Cirrus BRS deployments - Alan Klapmeier's comments on NPR

Howdy!

In article ,
Ron Lee wrote:
(Michael Houghton) wrote:

Howdy!

In article ,
Ron Lee wrote:
Careful CJ, you are reacting to Durden's incorrect assessment of posts
that I made. Sounds like a Democrat

What is incorrect about Rick Durden's assessment of your posts? You harp
on how CAPS is a "crutch". Right up front, you said:

I know at least one person here is a fan of the CAPS. I wonder if it
is a last resort for pilot incompetence?

You immediately question the competence of the pilots. You insist that
the pilots need better training to avoid getting into situation where they
might be tempted (my word) to pull the handle instead of flying out of
trouble like a manly man (my words again). Rick calls you on it citing
historical reactions to the introduction of last-ditch safety equipment
whose use is the ultimate in giving-up without conceding death. You
call it a crutch.

MIchael, I said "I wonder". That is not a definitive statement. It
raises an issue that is worth discussing about what really led to the
deployment of the parachute. See how you are misreading my posts.
That is what is sad.

"incompetence" is a pretty strong word to use. By inserting it into the
discourse as early as you did, you suggest to a reasonable reader that
you think it might somehow apply. Being a bit eager to pull the chute
does not, by any stretch of the imagination, automatically rise to the
level of incompetence. You follow up by characterizing the mere presence
of the BRS as a crutch. Taken as a whole, your remarks convey a meaning
that you claim is a misreading.

You sound sad.

Actually I am quite happy and well adjusted.. Do some of you folks
always react this way with points of view that are different than your
own?

I react this way to people who make statements and implications and then
deny that they meant what we are inferring. I also don't react favorably
to logical fallacies when they get trotted out.

yours,
Michael


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