How to get the press off our backs...

[Old Koreelah]

...by getting them into the cockpit:

 

http://www.bbc.com/travel/bespoke/story/20150424-a-view-that-puts-window-seats-to-shame/index.html

 

 

[Head in the clouds]

Oh, so true. Nice link OK.

 

In my ultralight instructing and later commercial heli days we often took the Press and TV cameramen/journos flying and always got wonderful write-ups and publicity. It was a breeze to get the likes of Four Corners and the Today Show on side as they're usually starved for good material.

 

From your link I love the writer's last few words -

 

In eight unforgettable days we had covered more than 2,000 miles, flown over seven states and visited – by land and/or air – nine of America’s most spectacular national parks. Webster would continue north to Seattle, but my own journey was over. Watching the AirCam disappear into the sky without me, I felt bereft – as if my wings had been clipped.

 

 

 

The question I’ve been asked most often since the trip was, “Weren’t you scared?” It may sound strange, but I never was. For most of the flight, my prevailing emotion was sheer wonder. And now that it was over, I felt I had truly fulfilled the most vital test of travel. I’d made it back home – and was seeing the landscape around me with new eyes.

 

 

[farri]

...by getting them into the cockpit:

I have done that, with the Drifter....I took up a young lady reporter, from the Cairns Post, who wanted to do an article about Ultralight flying...She loved it and the article was printed.... I did several more good publicity flights after that one and have taken many people, over the years, who didn`t expect to go flying, except that I asked, if they would like to and they said yes....In fact! weather permitting,on Tuesday morning,

 

I`m taking a lady for her first flight in an Ultralight.....Good publicity, is the way to keep everyone on side and there`s no better publicity than word of mouth.

 

Frank.

 

 

[spacesailor]

I liked it so much, I.ve put it on my Facebook, hope it's not a problem.

 

spacesailor

 

 

[fly_tornado]

the problem with the media is as they lose readers they cut costs which in turn loses more readers

 

can you think of a better example of aviation click bait?

 

http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/18219/20150530/harrison-ford-plane-crash-santa-monica-vintage-plane.htm

 

 

[Litespeed]

Damn he is a special actor- only one who can have a fatal accident and still fly again.

 

The Force is strong with this one

 

 

[Litespeed]

Lazy Journo's strike again-

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-01/raaf-top-gun-elite-fighter-pilot-training-northern-territory/6512676

 

I love my Aunty (ABC) but they just never seem to check stuff or even grammar.

 

Article says it will have 5 fighter pilots and 22 aircraft in the games. Is it just me ...... that means each pilot gets 4 aircraft and two spare?

 

In that case I volunteer as cannon fodder in a spare f18.

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

Lazy Journo's strike again-http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-01/raaf-top-gun-elite-fighter-pilot-training-northern-territory/6512676

I love my Aunty (ABC) but they just never seem to check stuff or even grammar.

 

Article says it will have 5 fighter pilots and 22 aircraft in the games. Is it just me ...... that means each pilot gets 4 aircraft and two spare?..

 

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...or could it mean 5 Top Guns are being trained and altogether, 22 aircraft will be involved?

 

 

[fly_tornado]

I can't believe the RAAF spokesperson talked about Top Gun!

 

 

[Happyflyer]

Lazy Journo's strike again-http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-01/raaf-top-gun-elite-fighter-pilot-training-northern-territory/6512676

I love my Aunty (ABC) but they just never seem to check stuff or even grammar.

 

Article says it will have 5 fighter pilots and 22 aircraft in the games. Is it just me ...... that means each pilot gets 4 aircraft and two spare?

 

In that case I volunteer as cannon fodder in a spare f18.

I would think that the five fighter pilots are the students and the other aircraft will be the enemy, flown by other RAAF pilots. Got to have a few spares as well given the cost of the exercise.

 

 

[Litespeed]

Yes, that makes sense pity the standards have dropped even at Aunty that we now have to interpret what a article says just for it to make sense.

 

If only they spent a few electrons and used some brain cells. Probably from your standard PR cut and paste.