Originally Posted by
CHAZZO
I think you've got me wrong. i'm not here looking for newsworthy info, as a matter of fact, i agree with you(s) on the media's portrayal of the incident.I will wait for NTSB's conclusion of the incident. I do not work for any media outlet, actually my company provided heavy equipment to the crash site to help their efforts.
The only reason I even signed up for this forum was to thank the pilots and show my appreciation and respect for your(their) jobs. Many people take for granted what you(s) do on a daily basis. I had no idea saying thanks would incur any negativity.
i hope for the sake of other pilots, they arent all like you.
There has been a misunderstanding...
I can see both sides here. The media frequently comes on this board to ask open ended questions trying to get one of us to divulge speculative information on a myriad of issues... Then it suddenly is used on CNN as an Unnamed expert source...
We do not like that. You post asked for a response to a tragedy that has hit every single pilot... Every pilot regardless of airframe, company, seniority, age, gender, race, creed, or color Feels the loss of another pilot, just as if it where one of his/her close friends.
So, when you ask for a response, we begin to suspect a rat. Now, I believe you meant you were reading the threads looking for our thoughts, and If that is the case, kudos to you. The media is full of idiots. I wish there was a better term for that, but sadly, there is not one.
The pure fact that you had enough rational thought to seek independent information is quite laudable.
You will have to excuse my friends here, as they are quick to cut down the rats, as they should be. Your post was worded in such a way, that I read it three times to make sure you were not a rat.
If you really want to know what happened the best thing anyone can do, is to wait for the NTSB to tell us. Sure open discussion about what we think might have happened is perfectly ok, as long as, it stays pure thought. Unfortunatley, the media has access to this site just as we all do and can use our *thoughts* as facts.
We do appreciate you thanks and well wishes, and you are welcome on this site. Just mind how you phrase things, on very sensitive topics such as 3407.
In the end, have a good day and welcome to APC.