REFLECTOR: Accident Report(s) Phobia

[Lynn Gallup]

Well said!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen at dts9000.com>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:30 AM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Accident Report(s) Phobia


> Mr. Taylor, I don't like bad news either, but the world already knows
about
> it.  Less educated people learn from their mistakes, educated people
learned
> from the mistakes of others.  And we can not know the nature of these
> mistakes unless the information is shared openly and with candor--no
matter
> how unfortunate the circumstances may be.
>
> If I could cover my eyes and ears and refuse to acknowledged this
happened,
> and that would bring comfort to their family or this poor back amongst us,
> I'd do it instantly.  But that can not happen.  The next best outcome is
to
> understand what happened, why it happened and to make a personal resolve
> that we will do everything possible to preclude it from happening to us,
or
> others we care about.
>
> So, yes, we share your frustration with publication of this unfortunate
> news, but to not learn from it would be a disservice to our friends,
family
> and disrespectful of this individual that paid such a terrible price for
> something that may not even have been his/her fault or foreseeable.
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of CanardAv8r_DWT-AGT_TFS- Inc
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:45 AM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Accident Report(s) Phobia
>
>
> I swear - I'll NEVER figure out why folks feel 'compelled' to let the
whole
> world know that somebody's had a bad day, in this case, the worst possible
> day - resulting in a fatality.  I guess NTSB reports are 'Public
Records' -
> that can easily be obtained by anybody in seconds at their computer - but,
> again, I've never felt compelled to make sure everybody else knows that Mr
> -or- Mrs 'X' has had a bad day !
>
> Flame away -or- boot me from this list - I could care less (about anybody
> that may take offense at my opining).  I do suggest prayers & condolences
to
>
> the families involved.
>
> DW Taylor
>
>
>
> Remember, friends don't let friends fly aluminum airplanes !
>
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