R & N and Rotorheads are frequented by some tough nuts. Particularly so over the years. There have been some memorable slanging matches, slanderings and merciless character assassinations . Also permanent departures in high dudgeon, voluntarily and by dint of being banned. People still talk of Rainboe who finally took his marbles and cleared out. He knew his stuff . Inside out. . He didn't mince his words.. But in the end decided the game was not worth the candle.
On Rotorheads there have been recent charges of stalking laid, resulting in a highly respected gentleman also packing it in.
So tread softly . . . lest they tread on your jokes.
The above is very true, but if everyone were afraid to communicate openly and express their opinions then we would be living in a world of sheep.
For sure Duke Elegant wrote awesome stories.
The Dukes real name was Les Maike and we were real good friends, in fact he came to me for his differences training from the DC3 to the C117 a few years before he passed away from cancer.....
He was a true aviator.