VB Pilots website
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VB Pilots website
A sad day in cyberspace as we see the closure of our pilot website.
Thank you to the admin for a good site, I used to enjoy visiting.
Regards, hoss
Thank you to the admin for a good site, I used to enjoy visiting.
Regards, hoss
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Sad to see a great forum that has helped me get through the sim/EPs on more than one occasion.
I like many others im sure would have been more than help to contribute if it was a financial burden.
Thanks to those who ran the site. I hope we see it back one day!
I like many others im sure would have been more than help to contribute if it was a financial burden.
Thanks to those who ran the site. I hope we see it back one day!
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Agree, site was a great help for SIM and other ground training and a good place to have robust discussion regarding the EBA.
Shame there was no notice of the impending closure as I'm sure most pilots would have chipped in a few dollars to keep it going.
A big thank you to the admin team.
Shame there was no notice of the impending closure as I'm sure most pilots would have chipped in a few dollars to keep it going.
A big thank you to the admin team.
For those in the AFAP there are the Vflight forums and assume that VIPA have something similar. Could we ask the Pprune admins for a VA specific forum ? It would get a fair bit of traffic I think.
Nunc est bibendum
I may have a solution- for nil money. Send me a PM and I can outline some thoughts. I'm on day 3 of a 4 day trip so may not get back to any PMs until Wednesday.
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Could we ask the PPRuNe admins for a VA specific forum ? It would get a fair bit of traffic I think.
The same could be argued for Qantas, Air New Zealand, Air Niugini, Singapore Airlines et al but the value of PPRuNe is in it's public forums open to debate by all; there is little value to the PPRuNe community in closed shop airline specific forums.
Sent a message to PPrune Admin/Owner asking for specific forum, but yet no reply.
Not only a financial burden but also a legal burden on site owner. Plus the time needed to set up and maintain.
I have a website domain and email system, but feel that it would all be too hard especially with trips etc.
Was a great site. A lot of great info, as well as not so great
Not only a financial burden but also a legal burden on site owner. Plus the time needed to set up and maintain.
I have a website domain and email system, but feel that it would all be too hard especially with trips etc.
Was a great site. A lot of great info, as well as not so great
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Why don't you Virgin blokes get onto John Smith at Qcrewroom and use that... Im sure the QF blokes wouldn't mind..
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I have access to a forum. Creating a private forum for DJ crew is a doddle. I'd need to check with the forum owner but don't think he'd have too many issues.
I wonder why there was no notice. Given that there were well in excess of 100 votes on the EBA poll, I'm sure most of us would have donated a few $$ to keep it running for a while, at least.
Large bummer....
Maybe a few posts were taken the wrong way towards a few of the management pilots who were on there??
Although the msg really only points twords a $$$ reason...
Pprune it is!!
Dare I mention a dirty word at this point..... INTERGRATION!!!! (Cue the dramatic music...)
Maybe a few posts were taken the wrong way towards a few of the management pilots who were on there??
Although the msg really only points twords a $$$ reason...
Pprune it is!!
Dare I mention a dirty word at this point..... INTERGRATION!!!! (Cue the dramatic music...)
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I don't think any of the vbpilot website users expected an individual to take it upon themselves to fund - plenty would chip in.
The timing and abruptness of it is rather interesting though.
The timing and abruptness of it is rather interesting though.
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Yeah, thanks VBAdmin (whoever you are) for having put the site there in the first place. And thanks to everyone on BOTH sides of the table for participating. Apart from the occasional bickering, there was a good flow of information happening.
N.B. I would have been happy to kick the can as well to help keep it open.
N.B. I would have been happy to kick the can as well to help keep it open.
Last edited by Hugh Jarse; 27th Feb 2013 at 01:06.