Research in social psychology and personality suggests that individuals may engage in behaviors such as criticizing others to boost their own self-esteem or to deflect attention away from their own insecurities or shortcomings. For example, a study published in the Journal of Personality and...
Statistics show that those who ridicule and make fun the most, are the ones whose every landing is like this. Yet they act as if they crawled out of pudendum holding the certificate.
Absolutely. Pink Floyd's "learning to fly" was my training anthem and a great motivator. For those who don't know, pay very close attention to lyrics. The first 2 lines are pure gold.
I agree that time of the dogfighting aces is gone. WWII was the pinnacle of that. All sides had great aces who deserve respect for their stick and rudder skills.