Hi, Chuck


It was a strange conversation, indeed.

If I wasn't so fascinated and entertained by the emotional roller
coaster I was listening to, I would have hung up sooner.

A great deal of this inane conversation was about his
self-identification as a test pilot. He rationalized that since he was
evaluating a bunch of planes for his magazine and took a class, he was a
test pilot.

I explained that he has a right to see himself that way, but he should
expect some scrutiny. I told him that it wouldn't pass the "sniff
test" if you tried to get a panel of real test pilots to accept his
definition.

His thoughts about you and your aircraft were just as bizarre.

He was disappointed that I had never met anybody on RAH, as it didn't
fit his conspiracy theory or evil influence theory.

It was indeed a pleasure when I met you during your presentation in
Lexington, Kentucky. The room was packed and a number of people drove
quite a distance to hear you speak. I've never heard anyone speak an
ill word of you, Chuck, but that might indicate that the conspiracy
knows no ends.