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Re: Problems facing warbirds movement

Posted by John Beyl on Wed Oct 22, 2003 01:23:27 PM

In reply top Re: Problems facing warbirds movement posted by Scott WRG Editor on Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:49:09 AM

: I think this is a very serious subject, mainly becuase it
: is often blown out of preportion by the media. I see far m
: ore GA aircraft crashing than warbirds in general but far
: less than the number of cars crashing. Automobile accident
: s are far more numerous, deadly and damaging than aircraft
: accidents (with occasional exceptions of course). I would
: like to see a more balanced view in the media. I'm tired
: of the lead story being a Cessna ditching in a pond with n
: o injuries and the drunk driver in the firebird killing a
: family relegated to later in the news.
:
: Scott


Scott,

Look at the number of GA sorties vs. that of warbird/vintage AC and compare the incident/sortie percentages of both types. Admittedly I have never seen those numbers but I'd be willing to go out on a limb and say they would not be kind to us in the warbird community. We need to improve in ways already pointed out in other follow-ups in this thread.

You will never see fair and balanced reporting from 98% of the media. From their point of view, (Very liberal) automobile transportation and general aviation (Especially the warbird sector) cannot be compared because they view GA as non-essential unlike the cars we drive everyday. It's easier for them to dismiss the much larger number of automobile crashes, albeit appalling (Especially drug-induced crashes) because the general public understands ground transportation vs. flying.

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