US Hawks Hang Gliding Association

I'm glad to see Tad's rating added to USHGRS. Tad has made major contributions to discussions in many areas of hang gliding.

I fear that poor Tad may be losing his mind. He keeps addressing me by name and asking me questions on his forum ...

2017/10/19 23:56:37 UTC
Hey Bob...
How much of a difference ... ?
Who's harnessing ... ? 

2017/11/28 10:54:29 UTC
Hey Bob...

2018/12/13 01:48:58 UTC
Got that, Bob?
So how come Joe's getting this volcano ... ?

2018/12/20 22:20:24 UTC
Oh really, Bob... ?
When's it gonna stop ... ?

2018/12/21 03:22:13 UTC
Hey Bob...
You want me to ... ?

2018/12/22 17:18:59 UTC
... Bob ...
How 'bout telling us one or two ...

2018/12/22 23:26:40 UTC
Pick a year, Bob. Tell me when ...

2019/03/15 01:53:50 UTC
So what weak link rating were you ... ?
So do me a favor and ...

2019/03/16 22:20:05 UTC
And name some places to go ...
Gimme a link to a site other ...

2019/03/16 22:59:20 UTC
Tell me where Joe was after my ...

2019/03/17 19:20:07 UTC
Are you sure it wasn't ... ?
Any chance we get to hear ... ?
You mean the Joe you don't ... ?
Any thoughts on why he just ... ?

2019/03/17 22:51:29 UTC
WHAT hysteria that we'll end ... ?
Are any credible scientific ... ?
Or is this just some more ... ?

2019/03/29 14:46:12 UTC
Right up your alley, Bob.
Haven't heard from you ...
So maybe you can give us ...
How well is he doing ... ?
Just how great is ... ?

2019/04/04 22:11:19 UTC
Hey Bob...
Name one individual ...

2019/04/10 21:06:51 UTC
Hey Bob...
Any comments on your favorite ... ?
Who do you think would've ... ?
Any thoughts on what ... ?

Maybe Tad forgot that I can't answer any of his "Hey Bob" questions ...
         ... because he banned me?

Tad Eareckson just posted (with profanity obscured):

So here's Yours Truly over a quarter century later starting to win a fight for theory over bullsh** opinion and carefully edited experience shortly before getting my career ended by u$hPa motherf***ers such as Tim Herr, Mark G. Forbes, Bob Kuczewski for doing too much winning.

This is a classic example of why Tad has zero credibility. What, exactly, did I do to end Tad's career?

"Steve Davy" would you like to field that one?

How about you, "Brian Scharp"?

Anyone else care to explain or defend that obvious lie?

And now, the more important fact behind Tad's sad loss of credibility:

    Tad cannot be trusted to correct his mistakes.

In yesterday's example, Tad blamed me for "ending his career" without any evidence (see above). His response (today) is included as screen shots below (sorry, it was so long that it took 3 shots).

Here's what actually happened in the case Tad has cited. About a decade ago, Tad had written a long manifesto to USHPA that he was threatening to send to the FAA. Several other USHPA Directors were suggesting that USHPA should take legal action (give more money to Tim Herr) to silence Tad. I spoke up and suggested that we try listening to Tad's concerns rather than trying to shut him up. The decision was made to NOT take legal action against Tad.

That's the total sum of my effort in the matter. I didn't know Tad. Tad had never contacted me. I wasn't on the towing committee. Tad was not even in my region. But I spoke up anyway because I didn't think it was right for USHPA to be using their legal guns to silence members who expressed safety concerns. Period.

Yet a decade later (yesterday), Tad lumps me in with Mark Forbes and Tim Herr as "ending Tad's career". You Tad worshipers out there (you know who you are) should take a long hard look at this. Tad's inability to admit that he's wrong is certainly annoying in hang gliding politics, but it can be deadly in hang gliding itself. Be warned.

And Tad, please take these words to heart. Everyone makes mistakes, and every mistake puts a little chip in our credibility. But everyone knows that and everyone understands that. The big hits to credibility aren't the mistakes that we acknowledge and retract, they're the mistakes that we refuse to acknowledge and refuse to retract.

With that said, here's Tad's long-winded effort at refusing to acknowledge or retract his false statement (original at Tad's web site).