Originally Posted by
SATCOS WHIPPING BOY
Terry you are more than welcome to your opinions and you are entitled to question our motives, in much the same way that we are questioning those of TCT and her supporters. Previous posters have summed it all up pretty well but I respectfully suggest you have a look at the evidence that has been pulled together by around 300 different posters on this thread alone.
From the outset it is clear that sponsorship has been raised based upon a ...how shall I put this tactfully... a lie.
There has been been no attempt to correct the media portrayal of these flights and there has even been clear occasions when she herself has stated the words "I was alone", "on my own" and "back from my SOLO flights" long after the events.
Any ab-initio to 10,000hr pilot knows the significance of the simple word; none will ever forget their first SOLO, that time when it was just their ability keeping them safe.
A lot of people know TCT very well and they know her history too - both personal and professional backgrounds. Many too know that most airfields where she has had any involvement have resulted in her leaving, or being asked to leave. A track record of airspace busts, crashes and a cavalier attitude to authority give a very good indicator as to her worth as a role model. A tendency to embellish "achievement" and a clear intent to deflect responsibility for adverse events onto others does not sit very well in any environment let alone aviation.
The LAA made their decision long before the video of her at Herne Bay was made public, I wonder what bluster she would have come out with at their AGM if it had been shown before the vote.
So...
Rather than calling the whistle-blowers childish and in need of getting a life, may I suggest you and your HCAP colleagues take a moment to REALLY look at the type of individual you are supporting. The citation re-writes just make you all look rather silly. Being gullible is not a crime and there would be no shame in admitting that you were, like us, misled from the start. If you were a true friend to her then you would be offering her help rather than delaying the end result by denying what has happened.
Whilst I have your attention and knowing that you know TCT, can you ask her what happened to the cameras that were on the SoA at the time it crashed at Winslow? I strongly suspect these were ferreted away PDQ as they are likely to show an event other than as described in her "incident" (sic) report. Whilst you are at it, ask her the questions yourself that we have been asking for months - you only need to flick back a page or two - and see if you, hand on heart, believe a word she says in reply.
As for anonymity; I have been on this forum for many years. Those that need to know who I am do so. This also extends to all parties that I have communicated with including staff at Entebbe Airport, Winslow Airport, Portsmouth University and many other bodies that have been drawn into this charade.
In which case why be anonymous?
She was NOT Solo and we all know that, and the basis of the awards is that she had a passenger on board.
I'm sorry that you antis, all sucked in by Jay Sata, can't recognise that it was a very impressive and gutsy trip whether dual or solo. By the same count I guess Jay Sata sees Amy Johnson as a fraud of some kind because she often flew with Jim Mollison on some of her flights.
Just give the girl some credit for her positive achievements instead of being so spiteful! That's what I mean by grow up!
Originally Posted by
JW411
I have just heard on the BBC news that MPs have just passed a bill which prohibits the wearing of medals and military insignia to which you are not entitled. Maximum penalty is 6 months in jail and/or a £5,000 penalty. Get your cheque book out dear.
That appears no knock Goodwood on the head then!
Originally Posted by
Lind1795
Are my eyes deceiving me? I think I have just seen a post by Terry Holloway on the Maurice Kirk thread saying TCT will be receiving another award on Monday - this time from the RAeS. Is that correct? Post seems to have disappeared.
I have just looked at the RAeS website and there certainly seems to be an award ceremony scheduled for the 28th November.
Yes. Recognising, as did The Air League and HCAP, the positives of her flight.
Originally Posted by
Jay Sata
Yes.
But I doubt he will stick around to answer my and Jonzaro's questions
What questions and why not?
Originally Posted by
DownWest
However the lady has taken an unfair pasting from people who don't know the facts and should know how to behave!
Really? I don't think so..Have you read ALL of this thread? Lots of input from people who know her and are not terribly impressed, apart from the 'slightly' inaccurate solo flight stuff.
DW
We beg to differ then!
Do you know her?
Originally Posted by
Jay Sata
What is fictional about that?
She organised, flew, and it was a vintage aircraft!