if we are the people whom care most what public recognition is attributed to those members of our flying community
then why not begin a thread where the members can post commendations for such occurences they either participated in or are aware of, (either a 'blow your own trumpet' or better still where colleagues are aware of an occurence) that is worthy of mention, put it forward.
perhaps as much as possible use media reports of each (if accurate or not would have to be addressed)
seems we are happy enought to run a thread for all the bad things that happen or the trivial niceties ('best photo' - which i also enjoy
)
seems the media troll through this site to pickup the negative (Oz Army Gold Coast Indi incident), maybe they might pick up some of the good work that gets done too (nothing like an optimist)
on the other hand, i do recall a lot of debate when photos of some crews performing rescues, that some felt were unsafe/risky/dangerous/etc. (what if...) whereas others were commending the crew for their courage & actions (a successful mission, a life saved).
would it be too much to ask the flamers to recognise the thread for its true intention? (credit where credit's due)
or shouldn't we bother ensuring that the good work is well recognised?
