Pilots on PPRuNe
 

Hi all,

I think it would be good if there was some way of identifying who on here is actually a pilot, I suggest in the box with a person's user name. I log on to PPRuNe to see the views of pilots as I want to read informed comment on subjects. Increasingly it seems that there is a lot of rubbish talked on here by people who obviously haven't got a clue and are not pilots. I don't mind non-pilots posting (indeed I am not a pilot), but when looking through 4 pages of comments if there was some way of knowing who is actually a pilot then it would be easier to see who is worth reading. I know a lot of very knowledgeable people in aviation that are not pilots, but I can read their thoughts on a lot of other forums. On here I'm interested in pilots views. All it would need would be a * or sign against a user name for example. I know this relies on people being honest and some people will lie, but the majority will be honest. As I said I'm not a pilot, have never wanted to be a pilot but still love aviation. Comments welcome and moderators over to you. Before the mud flies I will be up front, yes I am an aviation journalist, but the above is not for work purposes. I was into aviation long before being paid for it and I am just interested to hear informed opinion from a purely personal interest point of view.

Cheers

Dino

There's a lot of pilots who have not got a clue ! :mad:

I think a digital photo of our watches, signed and verified by a JP, should do the trick.

Are you in the military? That's a starter for this section, one is led to believe?

(I'm going to upset somebody!:E)

Dino, mate.

It's obvious who is, and who isn't. Lurk awhile and you'll soon pick it up.

Someone else who thinks the two-winged master race know all the answers .... :)

He'll learn .......

Jackonicko said:-

"Dino, mate.

It's obvious who is, and who isn't."


True. As well as who was, and who wasn't, and who'd like to be, and who'll never be, and who wishes they could be but can't, or could have been but couldn't, and who's bitter because they'll never be. It takes all sorts. Me, I'm none of the above, but it's generally a good forum with occasionally some cracking threads. I'm with Jacko on the above, it doesn't take long to spot the genuine from the fakers or wannabes. Therefore I'm not sure if we'd need any identifier.

Pip pip. Eight hours till I'll be at Leuchars. Good luck if you're involved in any way.

ALU.

Military aircrew....and the backroom boys and girls....

I guess this would require some sort of extra symbology to allow the presumably worthless views of non-pilot aircrew and the Ops staff to be rapidly filtered out.

Whereabouts in the forum description does it mention journalists? I must have missed that bit...

Clue in the name!
 

Eh Why??

I am a civvy pilot but primarly RAF ground peeps.................

What a rubbish statement

NM

What about ex-Mil aircrew who come on here for the banter??

I just love this! It about sums up the whole of PPRuNe.

Dino, I think you will soon realise that you DO need to be around a bit before you can sort everyone out - even then you probably never will.

But hey, your'e the journalist. ;)

Lossie, the facility already exists within profiles. If Ppruners choose not to fill in their details, that's up to them!

If you want to know whether an opinion has been made by a pilot and therefore rendered valid, firstly look at their profile and then read a few of their previous posts.

Cheers

Whirls

My apologies to WSOs and other non-pilot aircrew everywhere, when writing my post I was thinking one dimensionally (and that will never do) as it is the P Pilots RuNE. It was near 12pm and I was tired - that's my excuse anyway! Backseaters and other aircrew are just as important as pilots. Personally, I'm interested in anyone's informed comment (as I said on the opening post) and I do appreciate how important a job the Ops and other ground crew guys and girls do.
By the way with regard to the comment about a journo being on here I would be perfectly happy to be denied permission to join PPrune and thus not to be able to post messages as indeed I'm not a pilot. It would be nice to be able to view the forum however as I do find it enjoyable. But I couldn't grumble even if this was not allowed as afterall as I said I'm not a pilot so if the forum mods want to do that would be understandable as that is what this forum was set up for.

Whirls - thanks for the tip.

PPrune Mod - yes your right I should be able to spot people. I was just thinking last night as I was scrolling through page after page of comments on a thread it would be quicker to be able to see who is in the trade, as it were, if I just wanted to read their views.

Why not use existing symbology - rank badges? C'mon, we all love having our rank badge talked to, don't we?

Perhaps we could also have some sort of filter facility where you could filter out comments made by people of insufficient rank - call it the Your Ideas Don't Matter button? The programmers shouldn't have too much trouble making it work, as there are working models up and down the RAF that they can copy.

The naughty enlisted people could then hack into the button and create their own: Visiting Air Rank Button, which would filter out everyone above or below Sgt, depending on your career interest level.

In the mean time Boscombe could be commissioned to adapt the filter for use by the air ranks, allowing them to post without having to read anyone elses thoughts, because they just know how it is. I thought the Train to Glasgow button was a good working title.

Mmm, I wonder?

Just stick to the banter - its a lot safer. If somebody called minigundiplomat comes up on freq, he may tell you all about AFG:uhoh:. And if another user called AIDU comes up then be afraid, be very afraid...


C130JB:8

Woah there fella. You need to hang around here a bit longer. We've been talking utter bolleaux here for a very long time. BTW - we keep the aircrew in a bubble so the difficult stuff can get done quicker :E

Then of course there are the crapulous ones that use confusing nicknames, I mean, Lossie from Peterborough. I ask you.

phew!!! I don't fall into any of those groups.
so I guess I'm safe to keep posting.:ok:

1.4G well said
:D

1.4g. Surely Chinook Crewman are serving aircrew!

1.4 G

When did you first experience your inferiority complex?

I'll get me coat then...
 

Well I'm not a pilot and not strictly military - just been involved with British ( & export ) flight testing airframes & weapons / fuel tanks, guidance systems etc; shall I clear off then ?

Watch out for PIL lasers, the next big threat I feel for all types - military & civil -with wings !

Then I dunno nothing, not a pilot, just had to recover to base when el glamourous piloto ( civil ) conked out on me, and spotted a few potentially nasty snags when with military Test Pilots...Anyone however skilled can miss the simplest thing on a bad day, and maybe even prats like me can be useful sometimes - I'd be happy to have a 'not a pilot but a bit involved' symbol.

DZ

Surprising that no one's said "I'm Sparticus" yet.:}

L23

what a c**p idea. Just because you are a pilot does not always make your opinion worth more than anyone else, or mean you are better informed.

I are one anyway!

It was near 12pm and I was tired - that's my excuse anyway!

I truly sympathise Dino - I often feel like that just before lunch!:)

Jack

PS And even more so after lunch ....

1.4G, you forgot:

• Arses who insist on calling the F35 'Dave'.
• Anyone who uses the word 'plane' instead of 'aircraft' or 'aeroplane'
• Those who think wearing sand coloured clothing makes them into SAS warriors
• Technogeeks who know all about the latest arms salesmens' glossy lies
• Apostrophe abusers
• Those who cannot master a shift key
• Etc etc!!

Oh and glad rag, it's 'Spartacus', incidentally - and I am not he!

.... and a sprinkling of tw@ts like 1.4g.

CG

Hmm.... as an ex-sqn ldr scribbly and now a pilot (albeit in the civvy world) I guess I'll have to create my very own forum so that I can talk to myself without upsetting the likes of Lossie.

Why yes, I am a zipper-suited sun god - he of the 3-foot zipper! I am perfect & never make any mistakes either. :}

YouTube - I'm a Pilot

Need I say more? :E

That's the idea Dallas, but couldn't we take the button idea further? Everyone has their picture taken in their piggy jim jams, and the button is made from the photo...

...that way everyone would know to pay attention to the chap in the snug fitting wyncyette rompers in a tasteful shade of green with extra wide wings (for night time comfort), whilst pouring scorn on those who wear plain old groundcrew light blue ones.

Extra attention could be paid to those with excessive amounts of gold braid on the arms, chocolate medals on the chest, and asbestos seat.

I'd also appreciate a termination (as noted in another post) of the use of Dave/DaveB for the new aircraft, as I find it quite upsetting to log on to see thread titles that suggest I am experiencing problems I was previously unaware of.

Dave
(The REAL DaveB)

It might be a good time to cue the Kiwi "Jet Pilot" music video now to bring a bit of perspective to the discussion!:ok:

I'm still employed on the helocopters if you can remember my name ;)

That's a helacopter... Chinook crewmen serve - but are not necessarily aircrew, and some of the local ex-Rocks aren't that silent...:}

Oh, and Aidu and Seldom are Cherie Blair's love children... fathered by Minigun...:confused:

This thread is starting to prove Lossie's point I fear....

Beags, does the USN usage of the term "Plane Captain" pass muster? ;)

Is it still holding true that VC10 Loadmasters are not allowed to put power on the Aircraft?

Wot skool was that prize from, then?:}

If you could find one that knew how to........:E