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On Apr 27, 7:03 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Dan544 writes: I do not understand why so many of you real time pilots take such a negative look at simmers. I think some pilots are more interested in aviation as a means to impress others than as an end in itself. Such pilots are irritated by anyone who seems to be trespassing on their turf. There was a thread not too long ago about an article in some magazine talking about the declining pilot population. Someone said, and I agree with him on this point, that this could be in part due to pilots no longer being seen as "heroes" by the general public. People like Yeager and Lindberg were looked up to back in the day. People were drawn to aviation because they wanted to be seen as "heroes" by everyone else. The same thing goes for actors; a good majority of them are only drawn to the profession because of the glamor of Hollywood. People here expected to be fawned over because they have a pilot certificate. MX doesn't fawn over anyone. He sees answers to his question as just that; answers to questions. He sees people here as human beings who happen to have a lot of knowledge pertaining to aviation; not demigods who have blessed him with their presence. I had college professors who thought highly of themselves who were the same way. They'd give an unclear answer, and if you questioned them, you'd get scoffed off. When I was little I didn't idolize any aviators. I didn't have F-14 posters on my wall, nor did I care for anything else aviation related. If I were to meet a Blue Angel, I would have just said "uhhh, hi". I don't think I even had a toy airplane growing up. I actually did have a friend when I was little who was into aviation big time. He could tell you the engine thrust, takeoff weight, and everything else for just about every single military plane ever made. I thought he was just a big dweeb. I guess I just kind of fell into aviation. I started because I like the science of it. I like traveling. I like adventure. Even now my relationship with aviation is very cold and distant. I don't sleep with my POH's, but I do study them. I don't feel those warm fuzzy feelings most pilots say they feel, but I do feel other feelings. Those other feelings I guess only people like me can feel, not those who see aviation completely differently... I don't ever hope to pick up chicks with my striped epaulets, nor do I ever expect people to fawn over me when I say those magic words "I'm a pilot" at a cocktail party. Thats just now why I do it. If a non-pilot asks me a question pertaining to aviation, and I give him an answer that he thinks is wrong, I'm not going to be insulted. I'll use my superior knowledge to defend my position, but I sure as hell won't get emotional about it. Doctors don't go off on their patients calling them morons when the patient disagrees with the prognosis, why should pilots? It's just not professional. Honestly, this kind of behavior, seen on this newsgroup, and in real life, has recently made me doubt wanting to continue my aviation career. It's one of those things I've been trying to not think about, because it always gets me down. Sorry this post has been all over the place, but this topic has been going through my mind for a few years now. It's not something I can just condense into a few paragraphs. Pilots who are interested in aviation for its own sake logically would not be bothered. Which is me. Some of the questions you post are pretty stupid, but I just ignore those. They're just words on a computer screen. It's not worth having an aneurysm over. Some of your questions are very good, and if others would take them seriously could be even more interesting. |
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