| To All Persons Concerned:
Before I continue with this letter concerning MARK HUTCHINS, I
will set forth my personal background and flying experience.
I am a Certified Flight Instructor, having been so for more
than twenty years, am authorized to instruct all levels of ground
schools, and all airplane flight training leading to a Private Pilot
License, a Commercial Pilot License, and an Instrument Rating. I am
a retired FBI Agent Supervisor and have been making Critical
Decisions that influence the future, health, and welfare of persons
since 1964. I have in excess of 4,500 flight hours of which more
than 3700 have been as an FAA Certified Flight Instructor. I am
rated to fly both single and multi-engine airplanes.
I have flown with Mr. HUTCHINS as a customer of "Fighter
Command, Inc." at Winchester, Virginia. I have no personal or
financial interest in this business. I will receive no remuneration,
of any kind, from the writing of this letter.
My scheduled flight was postponed at least six times as a
result of weather forecasts. These forecasts indicated winds and
associated flight conditions that would make these "War
Bird" flights not only uncomfortable (even to an experienced
pilot) but more importantly, unsafe.
In each case, Mr. HUTCHINS contacted me with an in-depth
explanation of the situation. In each case I was in full and
complete agreement with his decision not to fly. He is one of the
most professional and competent Flight Instructors and pilots that I
know. His reputation as such is well known in the industry. I trust
his judgement concerning flight safety matters with no reservations
as he has always placed the conduct of a safe and enjoyable flight
well above business and related financial considerations.
I suggest to all persons desiring a "War Bird"
flight to place complete trust and faith in the aeronautical judgment
of Mr. MARK HUTCHINS. |
