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Flying Southern California (Video)
Here is an entertaining 5-minute video that shows the fun, affordability, and accessibility of private aviation in southern California. You can view it at http://www.pilotgetaways.com/index.html?view=video (Unfortunately, the pilot seems a bit of a chauvinist.) |
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chauvinist??
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On 10 Jul 2005 16:06:15 -0700, "Robert M. Gary"
wrote in .com:: chauvinist?? I thought the piece was well done, showed aviation to be a progressive and pleasant step to circumvent automobile traffic congestion, and the combined beauty of the composite aircraft, two beautiful people in a magnificent setting on the Pacific sea coast, seemed to touch a resonate chord. However, the pilot's crass name calling upon learning the pneumatic female passenger had been flying with her seat belt unfastened, and his comment about his performance under pressure later that night were a feeble attempt at whit at best, if not outright chauvinistic. Aside from that, I found the video to be the best promotional piece I've seen to date. It is certainly several orders of magnitude superior to the insipid 'Be A Pilot' TV commercials. People who are able to afford aviation would actually be tempted by the glamour and expediency of flight portrayed in this video. |
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
... [...] However, the pilot's crass name calling upon learning the pneumatic female passenger had been flying with her seat belt unfastened, I forget the exact word he used, but it was hardly offensive, and certainly was completely genderless. It might not be something you'd say to a complete stranger, but to a person with whom you're comfortable, it was a light-hearted, gentle ribbing. and his comment about his performance under pressure later that night were a feeble attempt at whit at best, if not outright chauvinistic. Again, I fail to see how his comment about his performance under pressure could be construed as chauvinistic. It in no way made any attempt to belittle his passenger's gender; if anything, it was self-deprecating. Likewise the seat-belt exchange in no way implied that the problem was with the gender of his passenger. Aside from that, I found the video to be the best promotional piece I've seen to date. It is certainly several orders of magnitude superior to the insipid 'Be A Pilot' TV commercials. People who are able to afford aviation would actually be tempted by the glamour and expediency of flight portrayed in this video. One would hope. That said, it must have cost a pretty penny to produce, and I would be surprised if it's getting very much airtime beyond its original airing, if any at all. Pete |
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However, the pilot's crass name calling upon learning
the pneumatic female passenger had been flying with her seat belt Her: "Should I put on my seatbelt?" Him: "Yeah, your seatbelt should have been on, you silly goofball." (both laugh) Errm... Since when is 'goofball' crass? You're the fella that called her 'pneumatic'. Thanks for the link, but geez... Ben Hallert PP-ASEL |
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I did not find the video anything like what you describe. It was one of the
best promotional videos I have seen. Better than the stuff AOPA makes. Although there was a plug for Pilot Getaway Magazine, it was tastefully done and quite enjoyable. Larry Dighera wrote in : On 10 Jul 2005 16:06:15 -0700, "Robert M. Gary" wrote in .com:: chauvinist?? I thought the piece was well done, showed aviation to be a progressive and pleasant step to circumvent automobile traffic congestion, and the combined beauty of the composite aircraft, two beautiful people in a magnificent setting on the Pacific sea coast, seemed to touch a resonate chord. However, the pilot's crass name calling upon learning the pneumatic female passenger had been flying with her seat belt unfastened, and his comment about his performance under pressure later that night were a feeble attempt at whit at best, if not outright chauvinistic. Aside from that, I found the video to be the best promotional piece I've seen to date. It is certainly several orders of magnitude superior to the insipid 'Be A Pilot' TV commercials. People who are able to afford aviation would actually be tempted by the glamour and expediency of flight portrayed in this video. |
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