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If people want to initiate a discussion on something (they think) that's never been discussed before, there's nothing that's been suggested here that inhibits that. If they want to resurrect an old thread because they think something that needs to be said hasn't been said in that thread, fine by me.

My suggestion was more for stuff that comes up every now and then, and when the subject comes up, everybody sighs and says something along the lines of "read your air law book", "ask the CAA", "read LASORS", "use the search function" and so forth.

My personal experience was with the recurring question on how to do a JAA PPL in the US. Since I wrote the article about it and asked BRL to make it a sticky, questions on that subject have almost completely disappeared, and whatever discussion is held (like whether the M-1 is required or not) is now neatly confined in that one thread.

If we can come up with a sort of index (which I optimistically called "The Best of PPRuNe Private Flying") to threads like that, it reduces the number of stickies required and makes that sort of information easier to find.

Personally, I'm thinking about a few categories:

- Flying training locations (including foreign)
- License, medical, expiry, renewals
- Aerodynamics, flight maneuvers, flying technique including landing
- "I Learned About Flying From That" type articles
- Flying in/through ... (add location here) - linking to threads with tips on nice fields, clubs, restaurants, airspace
- Airplane advanced equipment (glass cockpits, GPS, oxygen)
- Current "hot" regulations (EASA FCL, mode-S, ICAO language proficiency)
- Flight planning, including weather, notams, plogs and other tools

Each category would be a separate article in the thread, with each article linking to one or more other threads.

True, but you have to admit that the search function is pretty rubbish. In a world full of three-letter acronyms and abbreviations, it's a bit dumb to require that each search key is four letters or more, isn't it...?

13thDuke

All you need is a Index thread sticky'd at the top of every forum.

Bit more work for BRL on here I suppose , but it could be populated based on user request. Backpacker's list above is a good place to start.

S-Works

For gods sake people. It is a RUMOUR NETWORK not a flying school. If I were BRL I would tell you to sling your hooks and go and speak to an Instructor.

What ever next? Ask us all to be nice to each other?

Rod1

“Ask us all to be nice to each other”

He could ask Bose, but nobody would listen.

Rod1

Fuji Abound

It has all been done before. I know, ''cse I didnt it.

It was OK, but wasnt kept up to date (unless I did it).

I would leave things just as they are.