snoop wrote:
Point is the author should, in
his research maybe set up a tour of the aircraft model in question, and
get some facts. I've always read and learned from Safety Corner, but
this issue, well...........

Snoop,
Great Post.As a comercial guy myself, I think you offered a good
perspective from both sides of the fence.I have not read the colum for
this month yet, but I have to comment on your remarks about the lack of
facts in the safety column.For some reason Thelen has alot of baseless
assumptions and prejudises that get in the way of facts when he writes
a column.Just like you, I read the stories and try to learn from them,
but I find only about one out of every three or four columns is of any
use.Even Soaring magazine has had to post a disclaimer that his veiws
are not those of the SSA. Its too bad they dont get someone better to
write such an important column.
K Urban