Anno v. Heimburg schrieb:

Help out a non-native english speaker here, but that question seems to imply
that "hobby pilot" is somehow an insult.

Although not a native English speaker, I think I understand those
connotations sufficiently well. Which doesn't prevent me from finding
this discussion ridiculous, though. But then, I don't believe that small
persons become bigger when you call them vertically challenged, either.

Stefan