DC pilots (update)

"Peter R." wrote in message
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Thomas wrote:

Because he didn't intervene earlier. Seems obvious...

Isn't there a well-documented cockpit phenomenon that occurs when
coupling a very green pilot with a very experienced pilot, something
about the inexperienced one being afraid to point out the mistakes of
the experienced one?

Plus, the passenger wasn't even a pilot yet. And there's no evidence that he
*didn't* point out the PIC's mistakes.

--Gary

John wrote:

Good example of "eating our own."

After reading your "eating our own" comment, I would be interested in
your response to AOPA's news and newspaper ad that will be running in
today's USA Today (US newspaper):

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...50517adiz.html

Based on my interpretation of this article, it seems that even AOPA is
distancing themselves from this pilot.

--
Peter

"Peter R." wrote in message
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John wrote:

Good example of "eating our own."

After reading your "eating our own" comment, I would be interested in
your response to AOPA's news and newspaper ad that will be running in
today's USA Today (US newspaper):

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...50517adiz.html

Based on my interpretation of this article, it seems that even AOPA is
distancing themselves from this pilot.

--
Peter


I'm not John but I see nothing wrong with the ad in fact I think it's good
for GA.

Gig wrote:

I'm not John but I see nothing wrong with the ad in fact I think it's
good
for GA.

I was not implying that the ad was right or wrong. I was simply asking
John what he thought, given that he used the colorful phrase, "eat our
own."

--
Peter

Interesting ad.

2 paragraphs on what happened.
7 paragraphs on what AOPA does.
1 paragraph saying the system works.
1 paragraph saying lots of nice people are pilots.

Jose
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"Jose" wrote in message m...
Interesting ad.

2 paragraphs on what happened.
7 paragraphs on what AOPA does.
1 paragraph saying the system works.
1 paragraph saying lots of nice people are pilots.

Jose
--
Money: what you need when you run out of brains.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.


And this whole ad thing brings this incident back into the spotlight...why? Self promotion for AOPA? If it or similar
was put up the next day it would make more sense with the short term memory of the general public....

"Blueskies" wrote in message
m...

"Jose" wrote in message
m...
Interesting ad.

2 paragraphs on what happened.
7 paragraphs on what AOPA does.
1 paragraph saying the system works.
1 paragraph saying lots of nice people are pilots.

Jose
--
Money: what you need when you run out of brains.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.


And this whole ad thing brings this incident back into the
spotlight...why? Self promotion for AOPA? If it or similar
was put up the next day it would make more sense with the short term
memory of the general public....


It does more good at this time. All the chatter has died down and ad is the
last thing people will see on the subject and that is what they will
remember. Do it too soon and it gets lost in the noise.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message m...

"Blueskies" wrote in message
m...

"Jose" wrote in message
m...
Interesting ad.

2 paragraphs on what happened.
7 paragraphs on what AOPA does.
1 paragraph saying the system works.
1 paragraph saying lots of nice people are pilots.

Jose
--
Money: what you need when you run out of brains.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.


And this whole ad thing brings this incident back into the
spotlight...why? Self promotion for AOPA? If it or similar
was put up the next day it would make more sense with the short term
memory of the general public....


It does more good at this time. All the chatter has died down and ad is the
last thing people will see on the subject and that is what they will
remember. Do it too soon and it gets lost in the noise.



OK, not a bad reason...