You have totally missed my point with this statement. Where is this Rule? If it is a rule you expect everyone to follow, then it needs to be posted in THE RULES! Not some arbitrary thread buried deep in a post only to be arbitrarily enforced. And trust me, I am part of other communities that even with speculation as you call it, do not bicker like I see on this board. That is why my post count is so low here even though I have been around for over 4 years. But when I see hypocrisy, I tend to point it out because I dislike double standards, and if it strikes a nerve with someone, then they need to sit back and figure out why.

What you call speculation, though you are correct it does depend on how things are present, can and do get others to think about what happened. Because you and I both know that when we hear about an accident, we start formulating ideas of what happened. But sometimes others may have a different point of view and may see something you may have missed and when they present that other view, it makes you just that more powerful, because tomorrow you may be presented with the same situation and now with a little bit more knowledge, you may have a totally different outcome because of it. But again you are correct in how it is present. I do not condone the bashing of the pilot as, like you said, we were not there, but when someone makes the comment like, It appears that the pilot may have (insert action) which caused the plane to (insert issue) thus the reason we see (insert evidence). To me that is healthy and instructive to all of us. Its not like this board is going to sway the NTSB in any investigation.

I just hope that if there is an allegiance to AvantAir here on the board, it is not clouding their judgement to lash out against someone because of a personal issue. We are part of a small community and we all have things to learn and to contribute. Healthy debate is good, but when it comes to personal attacks, it only belittles the attacker!