QUIT ! - NEVER – not going to happen - not a chance.
“A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost.” (Tolstoy)....
Clearly the fundamental elements which make for good pilots and engineers are not understood by those who dabble on the fringes. Neither group is of a type which simply 'quit' when the going gets tough. Scratch the surface of an engineer or pilot, present a challenge - and watch the terrier emerge from under the mantle, no matter the size of the opposition – its 'game on'.
Or, to put that another way – would you expect the Ukraine to roll over for the Russians; or, Taiwan to build a bridge for the Chinese? No, of course not. The history of man on this planet is one of conflict; some of those massive WW1/ WW2 others smaller and nastier. No matter the size there are always two sides; blood, shit, sweat and tears abound until 'sanity' returns – sometimes.
The side which usually wins is the one which makes the least mistakes; when those errors pile up to the tipping point – something has to give. In our little war; sooner or later the people of this country will see the mess; count the cost and decide that they have been royalty shafted; millions upon millions pissed up the wall to prop up the myth and mystique of Australian 'aviation safety' while the rest of the world looks on in sympathy, shake their heads and go back to progress further; by carefully avoiding the Australian mistakes (see USA, NZ, UK, PNG, etc.). Sooner that penny drops – the better off we'll all be.
But dear Wombat – should you wish to toddle off and simply accept that there is no point, reason or even a need to continue; no one will hold it against you. Quit anytime you like, this game is too serious for dabblers.
Toot toot.
“A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost.” (Tolstoy)....
Clearly the fundamental elements which make for good pilots and engineers are not understood by those who dabble on the fringes. Neither group is of a type which simply 'quit' when the going gets tough. Scratch the surface of an engineer or pilot, present a challenge - and watch the terrier emerge from under the mantle, no matter the size of the opposition – its 'game on'.
Or, to put that another way – would you expect the Ukraine to roll over for the Russians; or, Taiwan to build a bridge for the Chinese? No, of course not. The history of man on this planet is one of conflict; some of those massive WW1/ WW2 others smaller and nastier. No matter the size there are always two sides; blood, shit, sweat and tears abound until 'sanity' returns – sometimes.
The side which usually wins is the one which makes the least mistakes; when those errors pile up to the tipping point – something has to give. In our little war; sooner or later the people of this country will see the mess; count the cost and decide that they have been royalty shafted; millions upon millions pissed up the wall to prop up the myth and mystique of Australian 'aviation safety' while the rest of the world looks on in sympathy, shake their heads and go back to progress further; by carefully avoiding the Australian mistakes (see USA, NZ, UK, PNG, etc.). Sooner that penny drops – the better off we'll all be.
But dear Wombat – should you wish to toddle off and simply accept that there is no point, reason or even a need to continue; no one will hold it against you. Quit anytime you like, this game is too serious for dabblers.
Toot toot.