Originally Posted by
Captain Bligh
Does anyone screen new APC account applicants for credentials? For crying out loud! Some of these people are asking questions a private pilot should know. Clearly the AIM is a document that can be researched online. It's fine to lurk as a non-pilot, but the 3 page posts of nothing but elementary questions about SAR and other established procedures contribute nothing to the discussion.
Mods can anything be done here?
Yes, people go to the well for water, help them out but be cautious.
We all know the MSM is negligent and lazy, it is easier for them to ask than buckle down and do actual work.
They are far more inclined to propagate lies than the truth, it is just the nature of things, always has been. Finding the truth is very hard work and speaking it is often dangerous.