Originally Posted by
cardiomd
I was mostly angered after I donated $$$ THEN I saw their insulting posts!
I didn't throw the first punch, before "dc8" and his classy friend "cheaptrick" got exceedingly uncivil. I doubt they would be like that to my face. Again I donated to the memorial / emergency cash fund in response to that *********'s plea. It started as $50,000, then raised target to $75,000, and now stands at $131,000. I'm not going to take my donation back, but you decide if this how things should be done, or not.
In my field if you become exceedingly defensive instead of honest and open after a tragedy, well yes, that is suspicious. Getting all defensive and throwing back wild punches is not doing their team any good in this situation.
Sorry if I hurt their team's feelings asking obvious questions. Your faith in RB "I never met the guy" is much higher than mine.
Grumble, in a relatively short time, I have almost as many hours as the test pilot/engineer that was killed. I hang out here because other pilot BBS have advanced topics such as "HOW DO I REQUEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING" or "I CANT SEEM TO GET LANDING DOWN".
Their feelings are hurt but they will heal, and we will get the full NTSB report, and aviation will hopefully be stronger as a result. RIP.
Cardio,
I see no reason for you to be angry for donating money because of statements made to you by dc8, etc. Your sole purpose, I presume, was to make a donation on behalf of the deceased pilot, not to please dc8 or anyone else. That was a great gesture.
Folks in this AP forum can be quick to start analyzing situations, posting thoughts, and giving opinions, usually well before the smoke is cleared, to be sure. This is to be expected when situations are reviewed and shared by fellow pro pilots. That being said, citing preliminary reports (that were only hours old) from an article(s) in the press and furthering accusations about this incident that early in time just comes off as rather callous. Time and the NTSB investigation (I trust) will sort it all out and the chips will certainly fall where appropriate.
Folks make rude and insulting comments in the AP forum all the time. I try to never take it personal. I just view it as coming with the territory because pro pilots have strong opinions, biases, and tend to be extra critical of fellow pro and non-pro pilots (as any profession would). The same as a group of Dr’s would be in your profession, right?
It is futile to try compare your type flight time hours as a rebuttal in this situation and tends to make you sound arrogant, IMHO. Kind of chew on that one a bit and see if you can tell what I mean.
For the record, I have all the respect in the world for anyone that is a medical Dr.