Thankfully I let Whirlybird post first (if I had the money I'd employ her to do my thinking for me)
Well, here I am desperately looking for more work (long story!) and wondering how I can find a niche....now being paid to THINK, why didn't I THINK of that myself? JAFO, when you can afford it, any time! Mind you, I think I'll be expensive.
Captain Karl,
Rule Number One on PPRuNe - If something can be misunderstood, it will.
I've found this out the hard way.
There seem to be some people out there just waiting to jump in if you've missed something out. I posted a bit back about a flight I'd done with some instruments not working. What I omitted to mention - since I was just back from the flight, and tired - was that I'd considered the safety aspect, was experienced at flying with only basic instruments, and had plenty of diversion airfields if needed. I came back a day later to find several people screaming about my lack of airmanship...and one lone soul saying, "Shouldn't we stop jumping to conclusions and wait till Whirly gets back to this thread?"
So when you post, it's as well to bear all this in mind. Read your post, and think about how it sounds from the point of view of someone who doesn't know you, who's three times your age with ten times the experience. Correct the spelling and punctuation (it actually matters to some people
), then read it again.
Then, when you get misunderstood anyway (!!!), accept that this is PPRuNe and that's what happens. And if being flamed matters to you - and it does to most of us - keep a suit of mental armour next to the PC.
Good luck with the rest of the course.
