apparently there can be no guarantee that my words won't be edited
What a surprise! No offence meant, Moggie, but if you were considering doing this for SOME other news organisation other than the aforementioned, it might have been a good idea. Your detailed explanation was good and should have had great 'public information' value for a professional journalist with that interest/agenda - but of course that would not do here. But then there's already been quite a few posters here attesting to the type of 'news'paper published by THIS particular one.
As far as the comments of others concerning arrogance: a non-pilot/aviation professional coming onto the 'professional pilots rumour network' and, by the third post, is quoting forum rules to everyone else here.... Maybe Sky's looking for another 'aviation expert'??????
Personally, I think this thread should have been a non-runner after post number 3: 'TwoOneFour' puts it quite succinctly. But then again, non-aviators/non-aviation savy people wouldn't have had the advantage of Moggie's free and accurate advice. (As opposed to the 'newspaper').
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