Originally Posted by
Bindair Dundat
As this is a professional pilots forum I think it is reasonable to expect discussion focused on the specifics of being a pilot during the pandemic. This does not negate the extreme pain faced by millions of aviation and related occupations facing layoffs and hardships as well.
PPRuNE has evolved since the original person developed this site - given the different subsections I think it is very clear to most that PPRuNe is actually an aviation forum.
Current unpaid pilots (and there are currently many) would not technically be considered "professional".
There are very many captains of airlines that have taken paths that have not required any personal cash outlay to become pilots - employment bonds, cadet-ships and military.
We are all in this together, as a veteran sole occupation over my life LAME - hopes the industry revives and we all stand with each other (not apart like before) for good pay and conditions for ALL employees moving forward.