Maaaan I tell ya, can't leave you guys for a second!

Short story time.

I've been a REP a couple times. Once way back when I was like 17 flying helicopters and then again about 10 years or so ago, once again flying helicopters. Both times, although there was a direct benefit to me by doing so, the first time because I couldn't afford the equipment and the second, so I could get expensive stuff cheaper. I chose to leave because I didn't like someone telling what to do, when and where to fly and in more modern times, what websites/forums to go on and what to say. I just felt it wasn't worth it, so from that point on I refused to be a Rep for anybody anymore because I like the freedom of being just me.

Now that being said, here is how I have seen a lot of what goes on here in the jet world from day 2 or 3. Let's just say that just maybe, all these guys that have said all kinds of different things were TOLD to do so by somebody, I dunno who, just someone, anyone in the line of hiearchy to the top guy(s) For whatever companies they are representing. (Everyone still with me here?) Ok; now suppose the top guy(s) have received a bit of misinformation about what really went down on whatever situation or no information at all. And in an effort to protect their hard earned reputation/market share/business prospects, whatever, react in self-defense. (a natural reaction in the fierce world of competition).

THEN

As the dust settles and more and more of the storie(s) make their way up to the top...........the top guy(s) begin to make their own interpretation as to what really is going on based off of everything the now know from everywhere. And now issue (back down through the chain of influence) a more benign response. What would that look like? I mean I dunno, I'm just saying. If you look at every major conflict that has occurred between major forces that involved human intervention mistakes have always been made on both sides, but at some point, there is always an opportunity to allow both sides to save face in some sort of way. Point of the story, look at the big picture and consider the fact that anything a Rep says, may not entirely be their view, or it may sometimes its really hard to tell so its only fair to give them a bit of leeway on the personal front, afterall, they know they are a Rep and who they are representing. And the natural reaction of just about all pilots who have experience model or full-size is to cover your wingman regardless of what he may have gotten into. Self defense of the buddy kind. Now I'm not saying that was the case here, that's just my story.

AND WE ALL KNOW

That's not the way it is in baseball, and YALL GOT KO'd Outta the whole series this year!

I really am painting right now on my little holiday drop cloth mat, and speaking of which, it's real close to the holidays and I know ya'll might want a few things being that we took your series entertainment away. So to make it up to ya's and kind of allow you all to save face for the Angels there, I'll offer you a one time freebie.................WHAT YOU GUYS WANT FOR CHRISTMAS! Go head, lemme know it's on me, I'm on a first name basis with Santa.

B