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Mr. Carlos Planas, a.k.a. FAH 619:
Although the situation surrounding the restoration of the Museo del Aire de Honduras’ (MAH) P-63E has been sufficiently discussed and explained in the recent past at this very same forum, I will say this once and for all.
You seem to take every opportunity in as many discussion boards as possible, to criticize decisions approved by the majority of MAH members. This attitude no longer surprises those of us who are aware of your irregular activities, but such persistence really makes me wonder about the ulterior motives you may have. Allow me to explain why.
Every effort possible to raise funds is being undertaken, and will continue to take place, no matter the time involved or difficulties encountered, since as one can imagine, money does not come easy nowadays.
One such activity, the “Alas y Ruedas 2005” show (an aircraft and “classic” motor vehicle exposition), was held at the museum premises on October 21-23, 2005, to that specific effect.
Having yourself visited the show on October 22nd, you had the unique opportunity to express your concerns, in person, to the president and vice-president of the MAH board of directors. Instead, you preferred to have your picture taken in their company, thus taking the rest of the time to obtain authentic photographs of the exhibits, which without any doubt will become “material” for future criticism.
But for a self-appointed critic of MAH activities, your attitude that day, was really quite surprising:
I wonder why, instead of paying the US $ 1.57 entrance fee (thirty devaluated Lempiras) to the show, you preferred to “make your way in” using an “expositor” ID card? Your brother, German Planas, was indeed a Ford Mustang auto expositor, but you by no means were such.
We do not believe it was an outrageous contribution, don’t you think so?
Why did you not take the opportunity to become a member of the museum? It would not only entitle you to voice your concerns, and grant you the right to vote for or against specific actions and activities which you enjoy criticizing; it would also help finance the numerous projects (including that of the P-63) in the MAH agenda.
The monthly fee of a member, as you very well know, is a modest $ 5.26 payment (one hundred Lempiras). Another outrageous contribution or you simply have no interest in legitime museum preservation activities?
That is fine with us because we are not simply looking after the acquisition of funds … we actively search for people with a passion for aviation, which you obviously do not have.
I also wonder why you did you not materialize the “famous” (or should I say, infamous) 100 dollar contribution which for so many years you have been offering to the museum in many (why of course!) discussion boards?
As one can imagine, such modest contributions actually do help solve some of the situations which you seem to be so concerned about. Some people like yourself, have an evident passion for venting individual frustrations, or whatever, in discussion boards, but do very little to help ... to honestly help and contribute, if you understand what I mean.
Mr. Planas, you are not the only one concerned in placing the P-63 under cover. There is a very small group of people (members and volunteers) with real interest in fulfilling this project of museum (and not only in collecting photographs), and everyone has done and will do humanly possible efforts on our own spare time and with money from our very own pockets when necessary, to reach the desired goals and objectives.
Since you have evidently not shown genuine interest in following the steps of the museum members -other than being a perpetual critic-, I would suggest that you better leave the work and responsibility (by our own individual choice) to those with authentic and honest concerns in our aviation heritage.
You have the right to an opinion and the right to criticize; but there are proper places and opportunities for that matter, but you seem to have lost both. So please do not use discussion boards to tell us what to do.
You act like a “real tiger” behind that monitor and keyboard, but I understand that your attitude and movements within the museum premises that day, seemed more like that of a naive and very humble schoolboy.
What happened to the insidious criticism, and the arrogant and aggressive talk of yours? Pity and shame on you!
Amado Aguiluz F.
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