Not sure how you see me as being an armchair pundit. I work with the AOPA MWG the CAA on the IR WG, AOPA USA. I teach and I fly, hardly an armchair pastime.
In fact working as a full time FI would do squat all to change things, being able to express a view without fear of upsetting the apple cart with an employer or future airline gives me a lot more power to change things.
Your real issue with me is that I hit a raw nerve by telling the truth and you have to strike back. Am I the only one that thinks that does not make for a stable candidate for an airliner..........
Perhaps the fact that I actually do things with my flying is what grates on you? How many airways trips have you done in the last month, how many times have you left the country and actually gone somewhere in the last month? Care to swap armchair numbers?
GA flying should be about expanding the envelope and enjoying the freedom of the skies....