> C J Campbell writes:
>

>> No one seems to want to talk about aviation any more.

>
> I'm happy to talk about it,

>

> Nomen Nescio writes:
>

>> Then you're living in the wrong country, Dipshit.

>
> There isn't any country that guarantees unfettered freedom of speech.
> There just aren't enough people around who believe in the freedom that
> strongly. Most are eager to enjoy freedom of speech themselves, but
> extremely opposed to granting it to others with whom they
> disagree--and often they cannot see the parallels between the two.
>

> Dudley Henriques writes:
>

>> Try standing in front of most anyone on this forum and saying "You
>> don't have the guts to slam me in the teeth". If you like I'll pick
>> out somebody for you.

>
> Smart people don't want to go to prison, so I'd probably pick someone
> smart.
>
> You can spend years in prison for hitting someone; only very stupid
> people disregard that risk.

> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com writes:
>

>> By the government.

>
> By anyone. Freedom of speech is independent of the venue.
>
> You're confusing laws that guarantee or eliminate freedom of speech
> with...

> Dudley Henriques writes:
>

>> Obviously, moderated forums are not for you. I know a WHOLE lot of
>> people who will deeply appreciate that fact :-)

>
> I can't recall ever encountering competent moderators, and incompetent
> ones inevitably clash with me. I was not satisfied with my own
> performance as a moderator, either (although I was better than the run
> of the mill), and I didn't like the job.

>
> "Tman" wrote in message
> news:L9adnXp7deAl-DbVnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@comcast.com...

>> For any of you who might know;
>>
>> When the owner is storing Avgas at the local FBO, do they bear the
>>...

>
> "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
> news:Xns9AFFF2801F8FFpissupropeeh@208.90.168.18...

>>
>> I meant Free Agent, actually. Sorry it was just beyond me that

>> would pay for one!
>>

>
> Well, not everyone is a tight assed beggar like you and Anthony.

> Mike wrote:

>> "KKK wannabe" aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:uSFqk.9$Rs1.0@newsfe08.iad...

>>> Mike wrote:

>>>> "KKK wannabe" aol.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:ZHCqk.33663$KZ.4093@newsfe03...

>
> "Dudley Henriques" rcn.com> wrote in message
> news:6vGdnWbr5rX_0DbVnZ2dnUVZ_rvinZ2d@rcn.net...

>>>

>> A great deal of what either makes a "driver" or a "pilot" depends
>> heavily on the initial CFI experience. I've had pilots come through
>> my aerobatic program with 20K hours who couldn't fly their way out of
>> a paper bag. Conversely, I've had comparatively low time pilots
>> trained by extremely good instructors who could fly the airplane
>> while blowing up the paper bag. Almost everything in flying is
>> relative to that initial training curve.
>>
>> --
>> Dudley Henriques

>
> You're a legend in your own mind.