Quote Originally Posted by gabbett1 View Post
No, it is not Jim Bede. I don't even know who that is.
This admission confirms that you are either very young and/or have never been associated with the general aviation business. Fair enough, 98% of my friends, acquaintances and family members wouldn't know him if they tripped over him. But you should get to know him and others(e.g Eclipse) who have given GA a black mark and have left many investors and buyers with significant financial losses. I mention Eclipse as an example(so many companies litter the GA graveyard of good intentions and snake oil entrepreneurs) mainly because they occupy the apex as the biggest financial failure in the entire history of GA--well over $1billion.

If you research these people and their companies you will quickly understand all the skepticism and cynicism and you will also get a required education in what NOT to do to be successful and how to properly win over friends and influence people in the aviation community. If you don't learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it.