I always cringe when I hear people drawing distinctions between professionals and amateurs.
Professionalism is an attitude, not a paycheck
In 20-odd years in flying (paid and paying), I saw both some very professional 'amateurs' and some very amateur 'professionals'
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100 % agree...I have seen the good,bad and ugly from 'amateur' and 'professional' pilots...I have even met a couple of service qualified Test Pilots that I would not trust in charge of a kiddy car,any pilot can get complacent,overconfident or sloppy.
My intent is not to criticize any pilots involved in any recent accident,but just a reply to some potential 'class distinction' vis a vis a few posts on here.
regards LR
Last edited by longer ron; 17th Jul 2009 at 06:46.