Originally Posted by west lakes
(BTW I am not employed within aviation, just a passenger that seeks to follow the T&Cs)
You really shouldn't feel that you have to justify or qualify your status when posting in this forum - on this thread, or any other.
Despite what some appear to believe, there is no particular gravitas or authority that derives from being 'In' the industry. One lesson learned during my years flying and observing people 'in' and 'out' of the industry was that the more dogmatic an individual approach, the more sceptical I should be as to the value of those assertions.