Well; I turned it off.
Being interested in the general state of aviation – top to bottom – I have dutifully tuned into the AOPA broadcasts. The opportunity to listen to Doc Liddell and other industry 'experts' in their field is always a priority. There are some telling points made, good ideas expounded and generally those invited to speak make good sense. When they are allowed to.
Tonight I simply turned it off – 'click' – end of. This action has been a little while in coming; I suspected it was inevitable when I started the stopwatch on the I-phone a few sessions ago. The endless 'ticker-tape' advert running across the bottom of the screen irritates and distracts – reminds me of those truly awful advertorials that the morning commercial TV stations run – offensive IMO. AOPA is not flogging used cars or second hand, pre loved bicycles; they are attempting be a serious player in an important contest.
But that is not why I simply tuned out of the 'discussion' – for there was none. When Morgan starts to speak – tap the stop watch; when he eventually shuts up – tap the stop watch. Subtract that total for the broadcast from the total time logged and then do the maths for yourself. You can of course take the 'easy' road and time the 'guests' - same result - just less stop watch action.
Tonight there were two dedicated, experienced, calm, clever men who were quite prepared to logically explain what is, to a 'reasonable man' a sensible, realistic appraisal of a fairly important subject. No doubt they would like the time to make that explanation and perhaps, maybe, even get a message through to those who can assist in making the pleaded for changes. That is after all why they gave up an hour or so of their life span.
I would have liked to hear more from both – a lot more. Alas. This is simply becoming the 'Ben Morgan hour' – that's when I lost count, early in the piece, of how many times 'I' was said and how many times either John or Tony were shut down – mid stride; and, my hand reached for the STFU button.
The 'broadcast' is a fantastic idea – brilliant; or it would be if we could actually hear the 'guests' state their case – in full. Tonight Morgan shut down Tony White – mid stream and stated “we only have 25 minutes left of this episode”. Then time how much of that time remaining was spent in another Morgan 'gabfest'. I did -He don't even make sense on topic - Click.
This; Mr Morgan. is what true 'harmony' sounds like. Catchy though ain't it.
Toot, click click, toot, click click, toot, toot, toot.
Being interested in the general state of aviation – top to bottom – I have dutifully tuned into the AOPA broadcasts. The opportunity to listen to Doc Liddell and other industry 'experts' in their field is always a priority. There are some telling points made, good ideas expounded and generally those invited to speak make good sense. When they are allowed to.
Tonight I simply turned it off – 'click' – end of. This action has been a little while in coming; I suspected it was inevitable when I started the stopwatch on the I-phone a few sessions ago. The endless 'ticker-tape' advert running across the bottom of the screen irritates and distracts – reminds me of those truly awful advertorials that the morning commercial TV stations run – offensive IMO. AOPA is not flogging used cars or second hand, pre loved bicycles; they are attempting be a serious player in an important contest.
But that is not why I simply tuned out of the 'discussion' – for there was none. When Morgan starts to speak – tap the stop watch; when he eventually shuts up – tap the stop watch. Subtract that total for the broadcast from the total time logged and then do the maths for yourself. You can of course take the 'easy' road and time the 'guests' - same result - just less stop watch action.
Tonight there were two dedicated, experienced, calm, clever men who were quite prepared to logically explain what is, to a 'reasonable man' a sensible, realistic appraisal of a fairly important subject. No doubt they would like the time to make that explanation and perhaps, maybe, even get a message through to those who can assist in making the pleaded for changes. That is after all why they gave up an hour or so of their life span.
I would have liked to hear more from both – a lot more. Alas. This is simply becoming the 'Ben Morgan hour' – that's when I lost count, early in the piece, of how many times 'I' was said and how many times either John or Tony were shut down – mid stride; and, my hand reached for the STFU button.
The 'broadcast' is a fantastic idea – brilliant; or it would be if we could actually hear the 'guests' state their case – in full. Tonight Morgan shut down Tony White – mid stream and stated “we only have 25 minutes left of this episode”. Then time how much of that time remaining was spent in another Morgan 'gabfest'. I did -He don't even make sense on topic - Click.
This; Mr Morgan. is what true 'harmony' sounds like. Catchy though ain't it.
Toot, click click, toot, click click, toot, toot, toot.