Jim Hann
EAA 276294 Lifetime
Vintage 722607
1957 Piper PA-22/20 "Super Pacer"
Chapter 32 member www.eaa32.org
www.mykitlog.com/LinerDrivr
Fly Baby/Hevle Classic Tandem
Hal,
Nice topic and well presented! As usual lots of good comments from the bloggers, always mixed with humor and common sense. EAA is a big organization as is AOPA and when you have a lot of people you will get "politics", that is different points of view. Most of us have been around aviation long enough to know the culture, helping out with a question, is like helping a guy push his plane back into the hanger. We don't ask him if he is a Republican or a Democrat, we just grab a strut and push. Here in the world of blogging we don't see facial expressions or changes in a voice that would tip us off when someone posts a response. Things like that are part of communication and have some impact on the blogging world. We have a few topics that are driven by factors outside aviation but have an impact on aviation, that can bring in points of view that get the underware "twisted" from time to time. Overall I think the bloggers do a good job and it's a friendly atmosphere. This blog is well named, it's like having a hanger big enough to house all aircraft around the world.
Joe
Last edited by Hal Bryan; 08-13-2012 at 07:59 AM.
Hal Bryan
EAA Lifetime 638979
Vintage 714005 | Warbirds 553527
Managing Editor
EAA—The Spirit of Aviation
Hal, as for as bumper stickers go, here are two of my favorites that I have seen in Boulder, both of which might not be too popular in Oshkosh or Midland, but there is an element of badly needed truth in them.
"God is too big to be confined to any one religion"
"I 'm already against the next war"
Now Boulder may be a little far to one side of the spectrum, but there is a lot of propaganda on the other side so some balance is definitely needed.
As for an aviation related saying, my favorite is , "It's always going to be better to be on the ground wishing you could go up there, than being up in airplane and just praying that you can get down."
Hal Bryan
EAA Lifetime 638979
Vintage 714005 | Warbirds 553527
Managing Editor
EAA—The Spirit of Aviation
Nah Hal, Bill needs one that says, "My Spitfire has more seats than yours!"