Bless Hitch –for good man. Saved me the trouble of editing miles of commentary to arrive at pretty much the same sort of conclusions. I like the Hitch style; one can only hope that he continues to provide balanced reports like this one which picks out the bones and provides sensible commentary on both the good and the bad parts of a thing like Eureka. He saved the best for last:-
This is the beauty part, and full credit to De Stoop for finding a way to restore AOPA base principals and credibility. It’s been many years since AOPA had that sort of standing. Although it may take a little while and fresh, active membership with vision to see it fully restored to it’s rightful position, you get a sense that De Stoop will get it there, in style.
Quote:It's true value is as a position paper for AOPA. Now they need to start an exhaustive program of constant lobbying to support their recommendations and show leadership for the GA community.
This is the beauty part, and full credit to De Stoop for finding a way to restore AOPA base principals and credibility. It’s been many years since AOPA had that sort of standing. Although it may take a little while and fresh, active membership with vision to see it fully restored to it’s rightful position, you get a sense that De Stoop will get it there, in style.