Originally Posted by
mikeno
In my humble opinion Rod Hightower's priority was not with experimental aircraft or homebuilders or any of the things that made EAA the strongest aviation community in the world. The first indicator was a piece he wrote early in February 2012 and said if you hadn't flown formation or aerobatics you were not an aviator, only a pilot (this is not a personal attack Hal, read the article). That statement in and of itself probably excluded 75% of the membership from his elite club of "aviators". I knew when I read that article that Mr. Hightower was better suited to a tailored flightsuit with nary a single spot of oil or grease or mustard that us plain old pilots have.