This concerned resident has gone to the trouble of finding and joining this site and posting on its often hostile forum as he has a legitimate concern. He was polite, gentlemanly and considered in his question and opinion.
Quite possibly, and if that was the case then I share your concerns about the defensive tone of some of the responses.
However, whenever I read such a post, particularly when it is the member's
first entry on the forum, then I am reminded of that phrase that appears at the bottom of the page:
As these are anonymous forums the origins of the contributions may be opposite to what may be apparent. In fact the press may use it, or the unscrupulous, to elicit certain reactions.
It is clear that due to the private correspondence between Heliport and xrdbear, that HP felt there were very real reasons to lock the thread. Due to the very few times that happens on this forum, I'm inclined to trust his judgement.
And no, I'm not a professional pilot, just a private one who tries to do it with a professional attitude
