No. I didn't insult you. I only commented on your lack of reading comprehension in this post. Guess what? If you didn't comprehend something, that means that you misread it. Not only did you misread it, you extrapolated a mountain out of a mole hill. What is truly sad is your preconceived notions affecting your perceptions.
Read my post again,
carefully. Now, show me
exactly where I said anything about how we see ourselves. All I said is that
it doesn't take exceptional ability, aptitude or intelligence for one to become a commercial pilot. Why do I say that? Because most people of average aptitude, ability, aptitude and intelligence can study, take the necessary knowledge tests, get instruction, fly to meet the experience requirements and take the check rides......simple as that. How do I know? I have given instruction to and signed off just over a hundred private, instrument and commercial candidates for check rides and have noticed that
most folks are average. ("most" "average", that was redundant of me). If everyone was
exceptional, then it would negate the very definition of
average.
Perhaps you have exceptional ability, aptitude (although, not in reading my post) and intelligence. Or, perhaps you're about average in these and your schooling was such that your teachers, in order to raise self-esteem, instilled in you and all of your classmates the " you're all winners!"
mentality. I don't know.
Now, if it
makes you feel better to take this opportunity to extrapolate even more poop that is completely irrelevant to what I said and pretend like I insulted you or the profession, please be my guest.
In any case, I have as much self-respect as you as well as respect for our profession. However, I don't have to put myself above any demographics to have said professional self-respect.
Signed,
Average and Self-Respecting Zapata