PPF #1,
Mate, your points are valid but perhaps the "professional" angle I was aiming for related less to whether one was actually being paid to fly for a living but rather if they were actually involved in the aviation game as opposed to perhaps just being a keen observer.
Again I stress, I'm not trying to get the enthusiasts offside, just trying to keep the threads related more towards actual issues that affect flyers such as technical questions, employment opportunities etc etc. I don't know if poetry and jokes etc come under that guise but that's only my opinion.
Enough of my hijacking this thread.
P68