Snarlie,
I'm afraid I would have to disagree. Would I by spending a period of time reading medical books and hanging around hospitals, have the moral authority to pass myself off as a medical expert - not at all. You can read about aircraft and being a pilot / aviation engineer, all you like, but unless you have actually worked in the industry, the gaps in your knowledge are huge. Unfortunately he does'nt seem to refer to himself as an Aviation Journalist but as an Aviation Expert - there is a huge difference. An Aviation Expert is supposed to presumably provide insight, pithy comment and answer questions from the point of view of an Aviation professional. All of the comments I have seen would support the fact that whilst he may of read alot and have spoken to aviation professionals he has no experience of being one ....