[MilCom] Blue Angel Pilot Trash-Talks the Florida Central-East Coast!

[Sigintt@aol.com]

There is more than one issue here. For instance, was it inappropriate for  
military pilots to be exchanging such comms, especially in the clear? 
Certainly they were aware that they could easily be monitored by anyone with 
a scanner. Was it legal and/or inappropriate to record them then make the 
comms available on the Internet? Let's face it, the monitoring laws have 
become so muddled and confusing that one might argue virtually any position 
with some justification. You could cite pro/con chapter and verse from here 
until Thursday. All of this seems to be more of a gray area, open to as much 
to interpretion and opinion, than something clearly etched in granite.

As operator of the website, George retains the right to decide what 
information will/won't appear. On the other hand, all who avail themselves of 
his website retain the right to either like or dislike what they see there. 
That's the standard arrangement between those who provide 
Internet/book/magazine/newspaper/TV information and those who access it. The 
survival of such media depends on the continuing interest and support of 
those who seek information.

Information users are wont to freely express their likes and dislikes about 
their media. This feedback is healthy because it's the way information 
providers know what their audiences want or do not want. Some have said we 
should drop this thjread, but his message board is the perfect forum for 
milair monitors to exchange these opinions. George then has the sole option 
of whether or not to make any changes.

Although I didn't agree with George's decision to provide the audio of these 
particular comms, I support his website as well as his right to select what 
he wants to present there. His website is a valuable resource for those of us 
who enjoy monitoring military aero comms. It's not constructive to jump all 
over George for one isolated item from an extensive website that has offered 
so much valuable information for so long-- and at no charge to any of us.

Tom, K2AES,
Long Island 


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