"anon" wrote in message
newsheCf.727134$x96.425963@attbi_s72...

Juan,

Why don't you ask Jim? He knows the magazine and probably recalls the
phone call.

Because it's your story, and your fear.

There is no doubt that the Pilot editor forwarded my email or significant
portions of it to Jim, as he quoted it verbatim when he called me.

And did you ask him why he did that?

Juan, you are quite the journalist, researcher, and IT professional aren't
you? In thirty seconds you could have found that the magazine was likely
to be one of two popular magazines, then a search of "Pilot magazine zoom"
would have revealed the answer and led you to my earlier post and other
posts about Jim's short tenure as a Pilot contributor.

Had I had the slightest interest, maybe. I don't.

You are known by the company you keep, Juan. Do you think your
association with Jim has helped or hurt your reputation in journalism,
aviation, or aviation journalism?

Among those in the industry who count for something, it has helped. Made a
lot of friends, met a lot of new people, helped a lot of people by
publicizing the existence of some really good products made by companies and
people who deserved the publicity, and never killed anyone in the process,
which is more than people around here can claim.