Bob Ackley -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 BA> Replying to a message of Ed Hulett to Bob Klahn:

 EH>> Bob Klahn -> Stan Hardegree wrote:
 BS>>>>> Hey Ross, how do you stand on people ignoring
moderator rulings
 BS>>>>> regarding suspensions?

 SH>>>> SV:  Airman can't talk politics, may as well be a busybody.
 SH>>>>  Chatty people are that way, I guess.

 BK>>>  Same for airborne taxi drivers.

 EH>> Are you suggesting that a Cobra pilot is an "airborne taxi
driver?"

 BA> No.  He's saying that all pilots are airborne taxi drivers (airline
pilots are
 BA> airborne bus drivers, cargo pilots are airborne trash haulers, both
are subsets
 BA> of 'taxi drivers').  Very common usage to those of us who have served in the
 BA> military, particularly in the AF.  Helicopter pilots are a subset of pilots,
 BA> obviously.

So, you are as clueless as Klahn is regarding Cobra pilots. A Cobra doesn't
haul anything. It is an *attack* helicopter. There is only room for the
pilot and the gunner.

I'm sure that Stan is well aware and appreciative of his ground crew and
all those who made it possible for him to successfully accomplish his
missions.

That said, it is foolish of Klahn to make the comment and it is even more
foolish of you to defend his mistake.

Ed

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