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Personally I have always found Harry O'Neil and Mike Charlesworth to be honourable gentlemen with a long history of service to the AFAP and the MBF. Both have helped many new aviators gain their foothold in the industry and to keep their hard won conditions intact when industrial tensions arose. Both have negotiated resolutions to seemingly hopeless disputes. They have both done the 'hard aviation yards' over the years and know how important the MBF fund is to pilots. I believe that they are trying to protect the MBF capital from any future erosion. That is not an easy task. They both posess the historical knowledge and experience of many industry battles. When the arguments get this mired in conflict, my instinct is to back the people who have proved their integrity many times over.