Good points, Adam...
Today, it's probably closer to 70hrs for the average pilot. What's changed? Nothing
Well, maybe the requirements of, and nature of the instruction...
mandatory registration with displayed name was the key to making that forum civil. I think it's a great idea that would work wonders here. I have nothing to hide and I'm also one of the very few who post under my own name. It's very easy to be derisive, arrogant and lecturing when you can hide behind anonymity
Yes, I quite agree with this. When I registered, I believed (apparently wrongly, but then is was my first time at this) that it was intended that you not identify yourself, thus fulfilling the "anonymous" aspect of the forum. I apparently took this too literally.
I certainly believe that people woul dbe much more civil here, if everyone knew who everyone else is, or were face to face!
Maybe we should meet each other more and put a face to the elaborate names used
I certainly agree, I'll be there if I can!