Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Bashing for fun and sport and Thread Creep

Absolutely right,Rick. Good observation.  The internet gives a megaphone to the uninformed and opinionated, with the kinds of comments that we would walk away from or hang up on in real life. Bashers don't need any evidence or proof of criticisms, or positive alternatives, or even transparent motives, just opinions. Rather than build something up, there are a disappointing many who get more pleasure from tearing things down. Go figure.  I can't see that anyone here has any interest in the Skycatcher, other than to rip it. Curious. Don't they have other places to discuss trikes and poundage and FARs? I don't know who is the father of this list, but it's clearly out of control.  There is also a "thread creep" phenomenon which afflicts talk lists; without a hand on the controls, conversation can vary wildly off topic. There does not seem to be a PIC for this craft.  Michael --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Rick Pitcher <lightflyer@adelphia.net> wrote: From: Rick Pitcher <lightflyer@adelphia.net> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Is everyone here to bash Skycatchers? To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 8:51 AM   --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Michael Luttrell <travlin22002@...> wrote: > > Maybe I'm off base, but it seems to me that ALL of you are here primarily to bash Cessna and Skycatchers! I just galloped through 6 months of messages, and could not find one positive comment.  Michael, what you are seeing probably has more to do with an unfortunate internet phenomenom where perfectly nice people turn into rude jerks when they get behind the keyboard. Trash talking and flaming are just part of some people's web persona, and it has little to do with the actual subject matter. And there's always the dealers that feel the need to bad-mouth the competition in order to make their own product look better. As for a first hand review of the Skycatcher, here's a professional first-hand evaluation by someonbe who actually flew the airplane, not someone who heard from someone else: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzvMylmPfds As for the complaints about the exposed wiring and controls visible in the cokpit: I LIKE to be able to see the components in action. Poetry in motion! But maybe that's just the nuts-and-bolts mechanical gizmo lover in me ;)

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