In article nospam-94457D.20280830122003@shawnews, tony roberts
wrote:

I'm a native English speaker, and I still can't figure out what the
difference between piloting topics and hangar flying is.

Piloting topics have a basis of truth

Ohhhhh!!!! Now I get it! If a posting starts out, "There I was...",
it's hangar flying. If a posting begins with anything else, it's the
truth.
Thanks Tony!