I think maybe we could come up with some sort of colour code system for posts so that you know immedietely what type of character is responsible......

say...

Wannabe..... Green (with envy)

Engineer...... Blue (cause they fix equipment their not allowed
to operate)

Chief pilot......red (in the face again from yelling at line pilots)

Line pilot.....white (in the face and shaking. You want me to land
WHERE with HOW much weight)

Owner.........Black (black If only I could get this business into the
black)

Chicks........Pink (Obviously)

Thank you for not calling us professional female frequenters Charlie.... I think? :confused:

Of course there are those who are professional but not paid. You make your pile in a previous life and in "Part 2" you fly people around because you love it. And the pay would just cause another tax problem.
Flying without "reward" with a couple of thousand hours. Does that mean that you are an amateur ?

And where did flapsforty suddenly arrive from ? Over 2000 posts ? Must be a pro.

Oo er it does seem as if my original (misplaced) comment has stirred up a bit of a hornets nest!
However, ladies and gentlemen, nobody has yet answered my original question/request, namely is PPRUNE a bit of a misnomer and does anybody have any ideas vis a vis a better and more representative acronym! I am still too dull of brain to come up with anything! (6 pints of wife beater and 3 moscow mules to the worse).

Colour coding - neat idea but not mutually exclusive although one could always try alternating words in different colours?

Cheers

Whirlygig

PS Ms Forty is a moderater on JB - perhap you ought to get out more
;)

Sorry, me again I forgot to say keep on smiling!!

The Internet is full of old gits. They have numerous websites and even forums dedicated to their need to whinge and whine about everything. :)

Thousands of patently stupid Q&A's for the irrelevant.

But the best has to be The Miserable old git! check out his spoof banner links - especially the horny housewives!!

Old Gits are good for you. They put a smile on your face (intentionally or not), and make the day easy to get through. And then one day, often without noticing - you become one yourself!

PPrune Fan #1
 

Excuse me sir, but what does that thing that looks like a parking brake do????

:confused:

And that spinning propeller on the tail??:}
:E :ouch:

perhap you ought to get out more

Mmmm: siamese cats, chocolate cake recipes, discussions about the average height of people......think I'll give it a miss, Miss.

I have a fear of being labelled a GOM.

Where is the gear change ?, how do you select reverse gear to descend ?

actually it's, eats, roots, shoots and leaves.:ok:

I let 3 little kids sit in my helicopter this morning, even let their parents get a photo. THey were all so excited. Yecchh.

I think you guys have given me a guilty conscience.... either that or I was in a good mood because the bank had just called me to tell me the finance on my new bike was approved. Yeh I think that was probably it !!

The year was 1968, I was twelve. My father took mum and me on holiday to the U.S. and we toured around. Near the Grand Canyon, I spied a smallish helicopter shut down on a raised wooden platform- a Bell 206A on low-skids owned by a tour outfit. I made my dad stop, and ran up to the ship. Man, I can remember like it was yesterday how the cockpit looked with that neat, trim interior and funky cyclic that came out from under the seat instead of sticking up out of the floor. What an awesomely beautiful aircraft! It was sex-on-a-stick for me, and I was enraptured. Heh. Funny how some memories stick with you and resonate so clearly even after so many years. But I will never forget that JetRanger, nor the fingerprints and nose-smudges I left on its bubble (sorry).

Now, old(er) and gray(ish), I haven't forgotten when I was that kid. And when I get a chance to show youngsters the helicopter I'm flying (or my personal airplane), I always see if I can spot "that look" on their face- that look of fascination, wonder and awe. And now I let them do what I never could as a child; I let them sit in the pilot's seat, and I fly them when I can. It would have been an unbelieveable dream-come-true for me at that age, and I hope it is for them today.

I never begrudge the people who ask me questions, and I never get tired of answering them. I always keep in mind that I might easily be talking to a future me.

Which PFan#1 is the real one?
 

PFan#1 says:

"It's bad enough to have them here, but I would not call for their outright banning. I abide them as I do those pesky "airport kids" you meet sometimes who bother me incessantly with their inane questions about flying when I'm merely trying to get some fuel, take a leak and be on my way. "Excuse me, sir? What does that back propeller do?" Oh, please, if I hear that one more time I shall scream! We might not be able to keep them off our internet, but I mean, can't we do something about keeping kids and non-aviators out of small airports?"

But his nice little brother got on under his log on, and came back

"I never begrudge the people who ask me questions, and I never get tired of answering them. I always keep in mind that I might easily be talking to a future me."

Cor blimey, Heaven forbid there should be a future PP#1, whichever hat he puts on this week :rolleyes:

PPF#1

....aawwhh... you're just a big ol' softy at heart, aren't you.

I had a similar experience which made me want to learn to fly helicopters; except the helicopter was a Bolkow 105, the venue was Bolton and I was considerably older than 12 ;) ;)

But many thanks will always go to that pilot who showed me around and took me on a quick flight - he has a lot to answer for!

Cheers

Whirlygig

Pprune fart #6:

What planet are you on. Are you for kids or against them, as 'heli' stated. Are you suffering from Alzheimers perhaps but can't remember?

I can't think of anything worse than ONLY allowing so called pro pilots to chin wag here - :yuk: A mixture of experience stimulates the conversation...look at Charlie S charlie / Whirlygig for example...great posts, keep 'em coming!