Originally Posted by
maxred
Jay, you would have my vote and support on Maurice. That said, he, and others like him, engender, a bit like Donald Trump, views and reactions at each end of the scale. In my experience, they are the ideal candidates for an award. Individuals that make you wake up and take notice.
However, by the tone of the last couple of posts, looks like the Offended bus has arrived.
I'm very happy to be regarded as sat on the offended bus.
I think that Kirk is an embarrassment and a liability to general aviation, whose antics undermine our freedoms.
He has also achieved considerably less than some other solo fliers, far more deserving of prestigious awards. To throw a few names in; Polly Vacher, Dave Sykes, Eve Jackson - did more, with equally limited resources, and without controversy, criminal records, or pointless anti authority grandstanding.
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