I agree addict but what really doesnt help the dialogue is when you get marxists nut jobs opening up facebook pages or pretending to speak on behalf of the workforce through "Union" nutjobs asking for the world of helicopters and pilots to be grounded after an incident!
I have always had a fantastic dialogue with pilots and many time they have handed me a headset and we have joked and chatted on the flight when they werent at their busiest.
What we need is respect for these guys. They land on our decks without asking each and everyone of us if we have done our job and made it safe for them to do so! Some of those retards posting on facebook and such places would do well to remember that.