Originally Posted by Whirlybird
Very interesting question Chuck. I learned loads on here over a number of years. Later I attempted to pass on some of the little that I knew. Now I read, but rarely post; I'm not sure why, but things change. There's a lot of guff on PPRuNe, but also some incredibly useful stuff. Thanks to everyone who's shared their experience with me over the years.
Please dont stop posting. Ignore the guff. I am only a noob, but it does not take long before one separates the Google expert from the actual people who know what they are talking about. For a youngen, maybe not so easy, but for us seasoned experts in bull!!!! we quickly figure out who is worth listening to.
I have taken a lot from this forum, most of it from google results, but also a lot from people who have responded to my couple of posts.
Sometimes a fresh PPL with 50 hours may help someone like me with 30 hours, only because the training is fresh in their mind. Likewise I recently provided some suggestions to someone who has only trained with a tower, where I am only CTAF (we were both nervous about the unknown). All knowledge is welcome as far as I am concerned.