Rocket,
You are not the first to suggest that, but I'm afraid you are wrong.
I don't know who TSM is, and just because we agree on this topic of the Vulcan is hardly cause to suggest otherwise. (I think that if you look at the Nimrod thread, you will see that on more than one occasion I actually argue against some of the more 'colourful' things he says)
I call many people 'Sir' infact I use it most days when I talk to ATC around the world. I use it a term of endearment more than anything else, and Air Traffickers like it! I would suggest that most commercial pilots do the same. Maybe TSM is also a commercial pilot, although his profile suggests otherwise.
So, I'm sorry, but you're wrong in your assumption, and I will try to make a point of not agreeing with him anymore!