[ARC5] A Letter from the pCAF

[J. Forster]

Frankly, IMO, you are FAR to polite.

As I've said before, where would the (arrogant) fly boys of WW II have been
without the electronics that made it possible for them to communicate, find
their position, find their targets, or find the enemy trying to kill them ?
Dusting cotton fields in Alaska, most likely, or making holes in the clouds or
in the water. That kind of attitude is utterly stupid, IMO.

-John


David Stinson wrote:

> Some of the people in our community have asked me why I have
> an "attitude" about the (pollitically)Correct Air Farce.
> I just got a letter from one of their wings.
> This might shed some light:
>
> Mr. ********** wrote:
>  > Hello again:
>  > Thought I would mail you direct instead of using gmail.
>  > Hope your listing in qrz is current.
>  > I have not checked with Midland on this, but,
>  > I would like to find enough "STUFF" to make up
>  > an original set up for our B-17 here
>  > in ************** Wing of the CAF.
>  > Would appreciate any input you might have on the subject.
>  > Carry on
>
> Respectfully, Mr. **********, and without any wish to
> give you personal offense; I was pleased to meet you,
> and am sure your intentions are entirely honorable.
> Those of the CAF, however....
>
> Over the years, I have had some very bad
> experiences with what I now call the
> (politically)Correct Air Force, encountering elitist
> and dismissive attitudes towards anyone who could not
> write a check for a P-51, and especially for the historic
> technology that made these aircraft possible.
> In my experience, the pCAF strips the historic
> technology out of an aircraft and build what amounts
> to a big, "WWII-looking" Cessna.  Frankly, if I want to
> see a Cessna cockpit, I'll go to the local grass strip.
>
> To help you better understand my position,
> let me relate some of my experiances with the pCAF:
> In the past, I have attempted to donated equipment,
> expertise and time to help with pCAF "restorations."
> I have been either rebuffed as one would a bothersome child,
> or had my equipment (and money) condescendingly accepted,
> only to learn that it was subsequently thrown away.
> I've also had the distinct pleasure of a leader
> of a wing I shall not name, tell me that he didn't
> want any of that "old crap" in his wing's aircraft,
> and that the pCAF "already had a warehouse full of
> that old sh*t- we can't throw it away fast enough."
>
> As a result, I am extremely selective about whom
> I offer my time and equipment,
> and I fear I have neither for the pCAF.
> I have no interest in assisting them in any way.
> Both my time and equipment supply are limited,
> and I choose to offer them to orgainizations
> with a better attitude.
> I'm sure that, with the money of the pCAF members
> and patience, they can find all they need on Ebay.
>
> If this offends *you,* I am truly sorry.
> If it offends the pCAF, I am not sorry in the least,
> for I am simply returning the courtesy given me.
>
> Sincerely,
> David S.
>
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