Read-Only Access For All
I like the idea posted way up there ^^^^^^ somewhere about having a Professional Pilots only forum that the rest of us can read but not post to.
There are, I suspect, quite a number of people on PPRuNe who, like myself (qualified paraglider pilot for over a decade, 800 hours - not much but not bad with no engine! - regularly fly cross-country in the UK, need to understand and avoid airspace, regularly fly in Class G with the rest of you etc.) read it avidly and learn an awful lot, whilst refraining from posting unless we actually have something meaningful and distinct to say.
Best of both worlds?
Cheers,
Rich.