How many Canadians find Pprune their choice to communicate?
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Old Canuck, ILK {From Random House Dictionary} "Family or class,or kind "From the same classs"he and his Ilk" In Scotland "of the same family name" ie Ross of Ross, Of the same equiv or like kind, I dont see anything insulting in the use of "Ilk", nor was any insult intended, Regards, Clunck.
The lack of respect for older pilots shown by so many on the Canadian site is mindboggling.
Judging from some of their comments us older pilots have done something very wrong by getting old.
Obviously they have yet to figure out that maybe we got old because we actually do know how to fly and make good decisions.
There was a time when I wanted to start a one person training business using my Cub to teach stick and rudder skills to the younger generation, however that desire has pretty well gone as being old is to much of a negative and I would have been wasting my time.
So screw it I will just fly it for my own pleasure.
One day I was at the airport and a couple of pilots flying a B1900 were looking at the PBY that is parked in Nanaimo and I got to talking to them. During the conversation I asked them if their company ever needed part time pilots on the 1900.
The guy with the four gold bars on his shoulders asked me why I was asking so I said maybe I would consided some part time flying.
He looked at me as if I were an untouchable and asked me if I had any turbine time.
So I asked him if he meant fixed or rotary wing?
He got even more arrogant and said what kind of a fixed wing turbine airplane did I last fly, so I said a B 767 and asked him how much time he had on one.
His F.O. almost pissed his pants trying to keep from laughing and the gold braided hero just walked away and never answered my question.
Judging from some of their comments us older pilots have done something very wrong by getting old.
Obviously they have yet to figure out that maybe we got old because we actually do know how to fly and make good decisions.
There was a time when I wanted to start a one person training business using my Cub to teach stick and rudder skills to the younger generation, however that desire has pretty well gone as being old is to much of a negative and I would have been wasting my time.
So screw it I will just fly it for my own pleasure.
One day I was at the airport and a couple of pilots flying a B1900 were looking at the PBY that is parked in Nanaimo and I got to talking to them. During the conversation I asked them if their company ever needed part time pilots on the 1900.
The guy with the four gold bars on his shoulders asked me why I was asking so I said maybe I would consided some part time flying.
He looked at me as if I were an untouchable and asked me if I had any turbine time.
So I asked him if he meant fixed or rotary wing?
He got even more arrogant and said what kind of a fixed wing turbine airplane did I last fly, so I said a B 767 and asked him how much time he had on one.
His F.O. almost pissed his pants trying to keep from laughing and the gold braided hero just walked away and never answered my question.
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Big Pistons, many of us came to this site to avoid postings such as your one above, please keep to your comitment to stay away from PPrune so as to avoid it descending to the level on "The Other Place", Thanking you in advance, Clunck.
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I am sure that many here are wondering why anyone would display as much vitriol towards another poster as Big pistons forever does on a public forum for all to read.
Let me give you all the background on how he became so intent on dissing as many of my posts as possible.
To the best of my knowledge I have never met this individual, or if I have he has yet to indicate when or where.
Some time ago during a discussion regarding flight training someone remarked that the Fleet Canuck is an excellent training aircraft and B.P.F. stated that it was not a good training aircraft as it does not have brakes on the right hand side for the instructor.
I commented that that was not a real problem and he stated that he would never teach on one as it is unsafe.
I was amazed that a self professed class one instructor would take that stance towards an aircraft with an excellent safety record and commented that had he started his flight instructor career when I did he would not have become an instructor as the Fleet Canuck was one of the main aircraft used in ab-initio flight training.
He went a little off the rails by my statement and our internet interaction quickly decended to where it is today.
I will now in public apoligize for having maybe over stated the issue.
I was wrong saying he would not have become a flight instructor by refusing to teach on an aircraft without brakes in front of the instructor.
Of course he could have been an instructor, however he would have been self limited on the booking sheet to only flying dual brake equipped airplanes thus limiting his supply of students as most every student learned on the Fleet Canuck at some point in their lessons.
And that was how all this started.
Let me give you all the background on how he became so intent on dissing as many of my posts as possible.
To the best of my knowledge I have never met this individual, or if I have he has yet to indicate when or where.
Some time ago during a discussion regarding flight training someone remarked that the Fleet Canuck is an excellent training aircraft and B.P.F. stated that it was not a good training aircraft as it does not have brakes on the right hand side for the instructor.
I commented that that was not a real problem and he stated that he would never teach on one as it is unsafe.
I was amazed that a self professed class one instructor would take that stance towards an aircraft with an excellent safety record and commented that had he started his flight instructor career when I did he would not have become an instructor as the Fleet Canuck was one of the main aircraft used in ab-initio flight training.
He went a little off the rails by my statement and our internet interaction quickly decended to where it is today.
I will now in public apoligize for having maybe over stated the issue.
I was wrong saying he would not have become a flight instructor by refusing to teach on an aircraft without brakes in front of the instructor.
Of course he could have been an instructor, however he would have been self limited on the booking sheet to only flying dual brake equipped airplanes thus limiting his supply of students as most every student learned on the Fleet Canuck at some point in their lessons.
And that was how all this started.
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Unfortunately, unrelentless personal attacks tend to come with the territory here. The best means of dealing with them is to simply ignore them and soldier on, given the anonymity of the medium.
Console yourself with the thought that ad hominem is almost always the last resort of the challenged, for if the individual had something meaningful to contribute, that contribution would obviously take priority over the personal attack.
Console yourself with the thought that ad hominem is almost always the last resort of the challenged, for if the individual had something meaningful to contribute, that contribution would obviously take priority over the personal attack.
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Of course it is usually best to ignore personal attacks on these forums.
He is anonymous therefore he is at no risk personally due to being anonymous.
I on the other hand have chosen to use my real name and get tired of being attacked by someone who hides behind a keyboard.
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Hit the nail on the head
Mechanic 787 says>Console yourself with the thought that ad hominem is almost always the last resort of the challenged, for if the individual had something meaningful to contribute, that contribution would obviously take priority over the personal attack.<
Ditto.
Personally I read Pprune almost exclusively for aviation related material. Cheers, CK
Ditto.
Personally I read Pprune almost exclusively for aviation related material. Cheers, CK
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I MISSED YOU CHUCK! Good to hear you are still alive and kicking and as crusty as I am, still!
Actually, hello to all you Avcanada expats! I'm finding the 'other' place sterile and boring.... does that mean we should mess this place up??
Hi Kirsten!
Actually, hello to all you Avcanada expats! I'm finding the 'other' place sterile and boring.... does that mean we should mess this place up??
Hi Kirsten!
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One of the reasons I don't post there anymore is due to what they feel is objectionable and what is O.K.
Here is an example from one of their posters who uses this as his signature at the bottom of his posts.
Interesting that it is in an Air Canada discussion and the poster seems to be an Air Canada pilot.
Maybe I am old fashioned but that is not exactly the kind of character trait I feel a pilot should have.
Here is an example from one of their posters who uses this as his signature at the bottom of his posts.
Will supply vitamins, Viagra and laxatives for Captains over 60... but you buy the damn beer.
Maybe I am old fashioned but that is not exactly the kind of character trait I feel a pilot should have.
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Ive been a Ppruner for some time now and quite enjoy it. Beats the crap out of most other Aviation sites that I'm aware of. When I was active flying around the world it became a usefull tool as well. Like where to find a beer in Eham or Kuwait. Keep it up Pprune dudes!
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This same poster used this as his signature for a long time thinking he was making a point in his favour and sticking a needle into the side of pro-60 people. Unfortunately he has no idea that it is entirely consistent with Ray Hall's and many other people's efforts to get ACPA to deal with the issue as a matter of law instead of wishful thinking.
"This is not about fairness...It is about law." Raymond Hall
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Ah but Chuck, pilots now are just like they were then. A wise prophet by the name of Cat Driver said it like this:
Let me think for a moment....yeh..it was thirty nine years ago when I got my captain check ride on the DC3 and I can assure you there was no shortage of experienced pilots then.
In fact it was just like today, pilots would sodomize a goat on the city hall steps at high noon to get upgraded.
In fact it was just like today, pilots would sodomize a goat on the city hall steps at high noon to get upgraded.
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First time poster on here, long time lurker. Avcanada was my forum of choice but as of late, the mods seem to be on a censorship/thread locking rampage, especially one called Widow. Now I know some can get a little stupid and carried away but its really becoming a bit "communist' over there! I find this forum has always been a bit more civilized and mature.
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Widow Hopefully you don't have mod status here and a even bigger hope they never give it to you.