There we have it.....unimpeachable sources!
Sans....have you ever considered what happens to a Marine that disses the Osprey in public at an air show? Can you say..."End of Career", prolonged posting to the Infantry, speedy exit from the Corps?
It just ain't the done thing!
Well, for Raptor pilots and the OBOGS, it certainly was the done thing.
Plus "dissing" and whole-heartedly praising something are two very different things.
Is there a drama/theater requirement for Osprey pilots as well, since it seems the prevailing attitude here is that you all are speaking for them, airing all their concerns, in total contrast to what they say in conversation?
Occam's razor again. It's not a vast conspiracy. The guys don't secretly fear and loathe the machine like you want to believe.