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norton(at)optonline.net
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 Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: acrobatics on 601s |
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It seems to me that people have two opposing views to personal safety
vs. individual rights. The old school would say that an individual has
the unalienable right to do stupid things as long as they don't do
damage to other people's life or property. The new school would
say that we must provide adequate protection for people who are too
lazy, stupid, or too easily duped into doing unsafe acts which would
hurt them or others.* Remember in the old days when we had swing sets
on the school playground. Some of us would swing as high as we could,
others just like a more casual motion.
The tension between the two poles is illustrated in the idea that
we need to have a license to fly a plane. A industrious person would do
all he could do to learn about flying before s/he got behind the stick.
Other idiots would get behind the stick and think "i can do this" and
attempt to fly without any preparation. Who is right? The tension
can be further illustrated by the designation of the 601 i.e.
experimental/recreational. The old school says I have the right to
experiment anyway I /deem fit/ with this aircraft. (note the emphasis
on deem fit). The new school thinks a recreational plane should be
/made and used/ in such that it would be as absolutely safe as
possible. Unfortunately, most of us who are fliers are tend to be old
school. Courts, government officials, laws etc. tend to be new school
These are polar views, the way it all shakes out in time and society is
somewhere in between. Not all pilots are Evil Kneivels, nor are all
others walking around in pads, bubbles and bullet proof vests, it just
seems that way. It's not all bad that the daredevils aren't allowed to
do whatever they please - likewise its not all bad that some of us like
to push the envelope. We probably will never resolve the
tension/conflict between the two camps, but maybe we can exercise some
tolerance...
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paulrod36(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: acrobatics on 601s |
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<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> YEA, VERILY YEA!! I strongly recommend all personnel herein involved, obtain and read carefully, Richard Bach's "A Gift Of Wings." In there you will find a short story, "Found at _______ (Can't remember the place) . Bach hits this discussion spot-on, from thirty years ago.
Paul Rodriguez
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