G-LOST,
don't tar us all with the same brush, some of us at Oxford absolutely love aircraft and aviation in general. Having said that, there are quite a few people here who do see flying purely as a career. When swapping aircraft stories with the instructors you can hear them chuckling away and see them rolling their eyes mockingly. I often wonder why they are even here - as someone mentioned earlier, it's hardly a career you just fall into, is it ?
As for that F.O., in years gone by it would have been hand off throttle, hand on the back of said F.O.'s head.
All spotters,
Keep doing what you love. I fully understand your passion and, if I'm honoured enough to get in a cockpit, will acknowledge you with a wave.
VC10 Rib22 (currently studying Radio Navigation, or at least trying to, the situation being somewhat hindered by aural detection of Conways whining, causing me to open the blind and look at a beloved VC10 as it passes once more on approach to Brize Norton)
VC10 Rib22
Last edited by VC10 Rib22; 4th Aug 2005 at 18:23.