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Old 10-17-2013, 11:41 AM
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If you're going to publicize yourself either with a public fly by, on YouTube or by posting stories on an Internet discussion board, then you are guaranteed to get negative remarks. Don't want any negative remarks, then don't publicize the event/comment/story. Just human nature in the world wide web age. Be confident that what you did brought good coverage of "little" airplanes and awareness of breast cancer. That was what you intended to accomplish.

And as for those who suggest not spending YOUR money on an airplane. Just look at Western society today. There's a pervasive mentality that what's yours is not yours - it's the village's! It's insane in my opinion. But it's where the country is heading.

As for the comments about this cancer or that, I did hear a talk radio personality mentioning "pink saturation" or something to that effect the other day. Just passing along a related comment as this is an Internet discussion board!

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Old 10-17-2013, 11:45 AM
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As my dear old Dad loves to say..."Some people would complain if you hung 'em with a new rope".
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Old 10-17-2013, 11:46 AM
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Keep flying them RV missions, makes more people happy than you can imagine.

Besides its always funny to hear a Troll make noise.
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Old 10-17-2013, 11:46 AM
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I can tell you this...

Several guys have walked by my desk while checking out the pictures (fighter buddies, TOPGUN staff, etc), and all of us are thoroughly impressed. Nice job guys.

In the mean time

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Old 10-17-2013, 12:00 PM
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Face Book is a waste of my time, I seldom go there. Seems like people live at the site including many knuckle heads with no real life.
Consider the source Axel, their comments are like bird poop and will wash away with next rain. No substance or staying power whatever.
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Old 10-17-2013, 12:04 PM
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You could stand on a busy corner handing out 100 dollar bills and someone will still find something to complain about. Keep your head up.
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Old 10-17-2013, 12:10 PM
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Axel...all of us here have a huge admiration for what all of you guys 'n gals accomplished, and the stadium picture with you guys over it is now my screen background.

I feel sorry for the "half emptiers."

Thanks again,
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Old 10-17-2013, 12:17 PM
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For the past several years I've been involved with setting up the an annual aircraft display day here at work. A bunch of us employee aircraft owners fly our airplanes in and display them in conjuction with a company car show.

Amazingly enough, feedback after the fact revealed complaints from some people that "...it was the same old airplanes every year..."

This is from our fellow employees...

...At a major aerospace company!

Haters gonna hate!
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Old 10-17-2013, 12:18 PM
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That reminds me of a Top Gear episode where the guys from England came over to Miami and bought three $1000 beaters and drove them to New Orleans. There they proceeded to give the cars away to people who had none.
I was surprised and a bit irate at all the bitching and moaning that went on because they didn't given away cars that were new and perfect!
Good job guys! The flyover was beautiful. I hope to join one of these days.
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Old 10-17-2013, 12:23 PM
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Then the negative comments started rolling in. People questioning why we spent the money building our own planes and doing the event instead of donating the money. Or why only this type of cancer and not the other. Or this or that. It really made me depressed. I talked to my wife about it and she told me not to worry.
Such is life on the tip of the spear (or arrowhead....).

Brush it off...this too shall pass.
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