Packman
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This threads mainly for the pilots on the board...
So I took my Instrument Rating today, and passed. I had to go past the range on the way home, and it reminded me of a guy I'd met at the airport a while back. Big time gun collector. As I was driving home, I got to thinking.
How many of you gun guys are pilots? I seem to meet an awful lot of pilots who are pro-gun.
As pilots, what's your view of the FFDO (Federal Flight Deck Officer) Program?
Does your view change from the standpoint of a gunny?
Are you a professional pilot? Do you consider yourself a pilot who's a gun guy, or a gun guy who's a pilot?
Why do you think there's as strong a base of support in the aviation community for shooting as there is? I find it interesting, the overwhelming majority of pilots I meet a conservative/libertarian, and in favor of gun rights.
I once heard someone say that the general aviation community has a lot in common with the shooting community. Both are relatively small (I know, I mean active shooters like on this board, not the guy with granddads old shotgun in the closet.) and often under attack by the media. Both wield a decent amount of political clout (EAA, AOPA, NRA). Both have a huge grass-roots support base.
Thoughts? Comments? Observations?
So I took my Instrument Rating today, and passed. I had to go past the range on the way home, and it reminded me of a guy I'd met at the airport a while back. Big time gun collector. As I was driving home, I got to thinking.
How many of you gun guys are pilots? I seem to meet an awful lot of pilots who are pro-gun.
As pilots, what's your view of the FFDO (Federal Flight Deck Officer) Program?
Does your view change from the standpoint of a gunny?
Are you a professional pilot? Do you consider yourself a pilot who's a gun guy, or a gun guy who's a pilot?
Why do you think there's as strong a base of support in the aviation community for shooting as there is? I find it interesting, the overwhelming majority of pilots I meet a conservative/libertarian, and in favor of gun rights.
I once heard someone say that the general aviation community has a lot in common with the shooting community. Both are relatively small (I know, I mean active shooters like on this board, not the guy with granddads old shotgun in the closet.) and often under attack by the media. Both wield a decent amount of political clout (EAA, AOPA, NRA). Both have a huge grass-roots support base.
Thoughts? Comments? Observations?