Godspeed Captain Terry Smith

[regionalcap]

He explains why it's closed. I'm asking why this thread is in the Majors forum and not in the Non-aviation forum as well.

Because this doesn't belong in a non-aviation forum. Thanks for sharing the information, mod. Feel so bad for the families. Especially the daughter..to lose a husband and father in two weeks.

 

[Bringupthebird]

To those who say there aren't any like Capt. Smith anymore, I disagree. The sky calls to those who listen and the true aviators are just as rare now as they were then.

Climb unrestricted!

 

[Jabwmu]

Because this doesn't belong in a non-aviation forum. Thanks for sharing the information, mod. Feel so bad for the families. Especially the daughter..to lose a husband and father in two weeks.

This is basically an obituary. The reason the last Ted Stevens article was closed was because one of the last posters went off. The reason it was moved was because the moderator said it no longer pertained to aviation and was moved to the non-aviation forum. This was because of one post.

How is this thread any different? How can the last thread be deemed "non-aviation" while another Mod starts a new thread about the exact same thing? The only difference is this thread has names highlighted (except Stevens). This doesn't belong in the Majors forum if the last one didn't.

 

[Tarquinn]

This is basically an obituary. The reason the last Ted Stevens article was closed was because one of the last posters went off. The reason it was moved was because the moderator said it no longer pertained to aviation and was moved to the non-aviation forum. This was because of one post.

How is this thread any different? How can the last thread be deemed "non-aviation" while another Mod starts a new thread about the exact same thing? The only difference is this thread has names highlighted (except Stevens). This doesn't belong in the Majors forum if the last one didn't.

Stop already..!

 

[onewithwings]

This doesn't belong in the Majors forum if the last one didn't.

You are the only one that seems to have a problem with it. We (moderators) are all volunteers. If you think you can do a better job...have at it.

 

[Dan Roman]

Thanks for the post. What an interesting flying career and family. To have the two accidents so close together has got to be almost surrealistic for the family. My heart sure goes out to them.
More on this fine gentleman from the AK guys would interesting. One thing about the AK pilots is they do have a lot of pilots with pretty cool backgrounds.
(and it certainly does seem to me that it belongs here, he was a major airline pilot)
Fate is the Hunter

 

[Jabwmu]

You are the only one that seems to have a problem with it.

Well I guess that makes it okay since I'm the only one. My point is that this thread is exactly the same as the last one except people aren't bashing Stevens. I personally haven't made one post regarding anything relating to him. I just find it very hypocritical of a thread being moved and closed while another similiar thread is started....by Moderators.

The last thread was moved/closed for no longer being aviation related. I disagree and think it was moved because some Moderators didn't like some of the views of some members. Then it only took one post to have it be deemed "non-aviation." In other aviation related news.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100814/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_ground_zero_mosque_obama
Obama supports 'the right' for ground zero mosque


WASHINGTON – Weighing his words carefully on a fiery political issue, President Barack Obama said Saturday that Muslims have the right to build a mosque near New York's Ground Zero, but he did not say whether he believes it is a good idea to do so.
Obama commented during a trip to Florida, where he expanded on a Friday night White House speech asserting that Muslims have the same right to freedom of religion as everyone else in America.
The president's statements thrust him squarely into a debate that he had skirted for weeks and could put Democrats on the spot three months before midterm elections where they already were nervous about holding control of the House and maybe even the Senate. Until Friday, the White House had asserted that it did not want to get involved in local decision-making.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent who has been a strong supporter of the mosque, welcomed Obama's White House speech as a "clarion defense of the freedom of religion."
Gov. Charlie Crist, R-Fla., who was among those who met with Obama on Saturday, lauded the president's position.
"I think he's right — I mean you know we're a country that in my view stands for freedom of religion and respect for others," Christ said after the Florida meeting with Obama and other officials. "I know there are sensitivities and I understand them. This is a place where you're supposed to be able to practice your religion without the government telling you you can't."
Others were quick to pounce.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene of Florida took Obama's Friday speech to mean the president supports the construction.
"President Obama has this all wrong and I strongly oppose his support for building a mosque near Ground Zero especially since Islamic terrorists have bragged and celebrated destroying the Twin Towers and killing nearly 3,000 Americans," Greene said. "Freedom of religion might provide the right to build the mosque in the shadow of Ground Zero, but common sense and respect for those who lost their lives and loved ones gives sensible reason to build the mosque someplace else."
The mosque would be part of a $100 million Islamic community center two blocks from where nearly 3,000 people perished when hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
The proposed construction has sparked debate around the country that included opposition from top Republicans including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich as well as the Jewish civil rights group the Anti-Defamation League.
Obama's Friday comment was taken by some to mean that he strongly supports the building of an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, something he never actually said.
Speaking to a gathering at the White House Friday evening to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Obama said that he believes "Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country."
"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances," he said. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable."
Asked Saturday about the issue during his trip to Florida, Obama said: "I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. I was commenting very specifically on the right that people have that dates back to our founding."
Obama said that "my intention was simply to let people know what I thought. Which was that in this country we treat everybody equally and in accordance with the law, regardless of race, regardless of religion."
Some relatives of people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks supported Obama's comments.
The mosque is "in many ways ... a fitting tribute," said Colleen Kelly of the Bronx, who lost her brother Bill Kelly Jr. in the attacks.
"This is the voice of Islam that I believe needs a wider audience," said Kelly, who is Catholic. "This is what moderate Islam is all about."
Opinions are mixed among family members.
Sally Regenhard, whose firefighter son was killed at the World Trade Center, has said the president's comments show "a gross lack of sensitivity to the 9/11 families and to the people who were lost."

 

[Jabwmu]

Stop already..!

Way to contribute. You could have at least said how sorry you feel for the families or something. Karma you know.

 

[onewithwings]

Jabwmu~ I'm not going to agrue with you. I don't question the moves of the other moderators on here. Nor will I go behind his back to open or move the thread. His decision was final and I'm sorry you have trouble with it.

This thread was created to honor several people who died in that tragic accident all of which had a MAJOR impact on aviation as we know it. Suck it up and play nice.

 

[Erlanger]

News wire is not being kind to him. All they can speak of is NTSB trying to point the finger towards pilot error.

Sounds like he was a pretty cool guy. I'll bet he could tell a hell of a flying story.

Gup

Probably because of some of what's written in this article.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...425853429918826.html?reflink=barrons_redirect