tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post8688027966565051208..comments2024-03-02T06:20:16.396-05:00Comments on Airspeed: Flying the Flags at Half StaffStephen Force (Steve Tupper)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07913033375999496839noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-34254134254882215162007-04-24T17:13:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:13:00.000-04:00I'm really distressed about this incident; it's al...I'm really distressed about this incident; it's always unfortunate whenever a pilot goes down with his plane.<BR/><BR/>I'm also extremely uncomfortable with the coverage the media has been doing on this incident. Case in point; a local TV news channel did a whole segment on airshows called, "High-Flying + High-Speed = High-Risk!" The long and short of their segment was that airshows are too risky and that we should more or less abolish them.<BR/><BR/>I almost cried when the news anchor rattled off some cities that are now considering legislation to ban airshows.<BR/><BR/>The fact that I am statistically more likely to die on my way to the airshow (by several orders of magnitude), rather than being in attendance, doesn't seem to deter anyone in the media.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446973303268098986noreply@blogger.com