"As a moderator to this site maybe you can help keep threads on topic"

Why? It's called thread creep. It happens at all internet message boards. While it can sometimes be an annoyance, it can be equally educational. You have to learn to read through the creep.

"It's rediculous when someone asks a simple question that a moderator thats suposed to be "helping younger pilots" stears the conversation to the debate that we are all tired of reading about."

I'm not tired of it. If you didn't want a debate, then a simple "uh huh" in response to my friendly attempt to advise you on a better route would have been fine. Instead, you went off with your rant and now we are where we are.

If what I say bothers you that much, feel free to use the ignore feature....