What's your profession?
JCL 
Gnome de PPRuNe
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Too close to Croydon for comfort
Wow, five pages in half a day!
Left handed graphic designer for a Construction Design Company (ie Architects and Engineers) though I use the mouse right handed, use a knife and fork conventionally and play cricket right-handed as well (on the odd occasion I've had a go lest I get co-opted for a cricket team)!
When I tried gliding I preferred right hand thermals (isn't that a convention, everybody goes the same way?) and I prefer right hand fast bends on my bicycle!
Preferred holding the glider's "pole" in my left hand, my only powered experience to date has been right seat in Cessnas, where I am perfectly happy flying with my right hand. But I can also drive a left hand drive car quite happliy and change gear with the right... So why can't I fly a glider right-handed?
As to which side of the bed I sleep on...
Oh, and I too work for peanuts, but that lotto jackpot must be mine one day!
Left handed graphic designer for a Construction Design Company (ie Architects and Engineers) though I use the mouse right handed, use a knife and fork conventionally and play cricket right-handed as well (on the odd occasion I've had a go lest I get co-opted for a cricket team)!
When I tried gliding I preferred right hand thermals (isn't that a convention, everybody goes the same way?) and I prefer right hand fast bends on my bicycle!
Preferred holding the glider's "pole" in my left hand, my only powered experience to date has been right seat in Cessnas, where I am perfectly happy flying with my right hand. But I can also drive a left hand drive car quite happliy and change gear with the right... So why can't I fly a glider right-handed?
As to which side of the bed I sleep on...
Oh, and I too work for peanuts, but that lotto jackpot must be mine one day!
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From: Near EICK,EIKY,EIWF
Control Engineer, right handed.
I have to agree with previous poster that asking this question on an internet forum is going to be biased towards ITers. Gee, most people who ring me have phones, and all the people I meet at the petrol station have cars!
Most of the pilots I meet, students and PPLs, are not involved in computers or engineering.
Carlito
I have to agree with previous poster that asking this question on an internet forum is going to be biased towards ITers. Gee, most people who ring me have phones, and all the people I meet at the petrol station have cars!
Most of the pilots I meet, students and PPLs, are not involved in computers or engineering.
Carlito
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Midlands
It pays the rent...
Ex-cop who baled out in 1986 to earn some real money.
Struggled hard to achieve it - now run my own company selling - wait for it - human hair and other bits and pieces for the hair extension industry. UK market leader now. We have the worlds best special glue for sticking hair in(you can get it out easily unlke most of the other crappy industrial glue sold by our competitors).
I employ 19 staff - all women and mostly young (someone has to work with them..)
Whenever the weather is good I am off in my Robin - the reg. certainly gives my business away!- or one of my vintage types.
I am left handed, don't play tennis, do fondle women, definitely have weekends off and am my own boss (slightly corrupted quote from my favourite film Arthur).
I didn't realise how many nerds are out there. Unlike you, I struggled hard to get to grips with my new fangled Garmin 430's - left school with 4 crappy O Levels.
Struggled hard to achieve it - now run my own company selling - wait for it - human hair and other bits and pieces for the hair extension industry. UK market leader now. We have the worlds best special glue for sticking hair in(you can get it out easily unlke most of the other crappy industrial glue sold by our competitors).
I employ 19 staff - all women and mostly young (someone has to work with them..)
Whenever the weather is good I am off in my Robin - the reg. certainly gives my business away!- or one of my vintage types.
I am left handed, don't play tennis, do fondle women, definitely have weekends off and am my own boss (slightly corrupted quote from my favourite film Arthur).
I didn't realise how many nerds are out there. Unlike you, I struggled hard to get to grips with my new fangled Garmin 430's - left school with 4 crappy O Levels.
Left handed for writing, right handed at most other things, right footed too.
Joined: May 2002
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From: London
Chartered Accountant (specialising in Tax).
I must say I prefer the sound of "specialising in GA" though, distaff_beancounter.
Yes, everyone I know of thinks IR35 is a pain in the proverbial, particualrly previously "Self-employed" IT contractors - but yes, Calibahn, I suppose judging from replies to this forum GA may be next on the list to suffer from IR35 - if only from the lack of 'impoverished' IT flyers. Mind you, have you ever even met an impoverished IT er yet?
I must say I prefer the sound of "specialising in GA" though, distaff_beancounter.
Yes, everyone I know of thinks IR35 is a pain in the proverbial, particualrly previously "Self-employed" IT contractors - but yes, Calibahn, I suppose judging from replies to this forum GA may be next on the list to suffer from IR35 - if only from the lack of 'impoverished' IT flyers. Mind you, have you ever even met an impoverished IT er yet?
The Original Whirly
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: Belper, Derbyshire, UK
Carlito,
Good point. I'm always amazed when I mention PPRuNe to pilots and they haven't heard of it. Then it turn out they don't have PCs.
I suppose it's a bit like being surprised that so many people on here fly!
But this is a fascinating thread, and I'm intrigued to know what Stik really does, when he isn't flying. Er...let me re-phrase that...how he earns the dosh to fly is what I mean. Cos I don't believe it's just by being a farm labourer!
Good point. I'm always amazed when I mention PPRuNe to pilots and they haven't heard of it. Then it turn out they don't have PCs.
I suppose it's a bit like being surprised that so many people on here fly!
But this is a fascinating thread, and I'm intrigued to know what Stik really does, when he isn't flying. Er...let me re-phrase that...how he earns the dosh to fly is what I mean.
Cos I don't believe it's just by being a farm labourer!
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From: Smurph Castle
OK, I'm now feeling sufficiently unimportant and unskilled! No more boardroom directors/successful academics/specialised engineers/etc please! My ego can't take it...
Some diverse findings among the techies, but Grim Reaper, I reckon you are the most interesting so far!
btw, yes I suppose being an internet forum does skew the findings a bit, but you know, IT Gods, strangely enough some people have computers who just USE them! Most reasonably affluent people have access to the internet these days and know the basics of using it. I don't have a PC, I either use my work computer or a cyber cafe.
Some diverse findings among the techies, but Grim Reaper, I reckon you are the most interesting so far!
btw, yes I suppose being an internet forum does skew the findings a bit, but you know, IT Gods, strangely enough some people have computers who just USE them! Most reasonably affluent people have access to the internet these days and know the basics of using it. I don't have a PC, I either use my work computer or a cyber cafe.