You're Not Going To Believe This: Another Cirrus Is Down (Statesville, NC)

Larry Dighera schrieb:

And the airman who sees himself as a hobby pilot or
casual pilot, has probably not invested adequate cogitation to
appreciate the depth of his responsibilities.

Flying is one of my hobbies, so I can't help being a hobby pilot.
Claiming something else would just be ridiculous. Maybe you could argue
that I should call myself a sports pilot (not in the legal sense), but
since pushing around gliders on the ground is about the only sportive
part of my flying activity, this wouldn't be less ridiculous. I invested
a fair amount of cogitation, besides of time and money, into my
responsibilities as a pilot, but this doesn't change the fact that I
still am and most probably will remain a hobby pilot. I don't have the
slighest difficulty with this.

Think of how you'd personally characterize a casual motorist or a
hobby motorist compared to a thoughtful, well trained, skillful, law
abiding motorist who fully appreciates his responsibility to his
passengers and those with whom he shares the highway;

I would characterize a hobby motorist as one who drives as a hobby in
his spare time. And I would expect him to be well trained, skillful and
law abiding.

Stefan

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:38:50 +0100, Stefan
wrote in :

Maybe you could argue
that I should call myself a sports pilot (not in the legal sense), but
since pushing around gliders on the ground is about the only sportive
part of my flying activity

Why do you see yourself as a hobby pilot and not a recreational pilot?

Larry Dighera schrieb:

Why do you see yourself as a hobby pilot and not a recreational pilot?

Why do you think a recreational pilot is more serious about flying than
a hobby pilot? Usually, you call a recreational activity a hobby when
you start to pursue it more seriously. Frankly, this word picking debate
is ridiculous, silly and outright childish.

Stefan

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:39:12 +0100, Stefan
wrote in :

Larry Dighera schrieb:

Why do you see yourself as a hobby pilot and not a recreational pilot?

Why do you think a recreational pilot is more serious about flying than
a hobby pilot? Usually, you call a recreational activity a hobby when
you start to pursue it more seriously. Frankly, this word picking debate
is ridiculous, silly and outright childish.


So, you just choose to call yourself a hobby pilot for no reason?

I've seen pilots in my career who did nothing but fly for fun and recreation
who were among the finest pilots I've ever known, and I've seen pilots with
a professional title a mile long who were the worst of the worst.
That being said, conversely, I've seen recreational pilots not worth a pail
of spit and professionals who were a tribute to the term.
I'm not quite sure how fancy titles fit in with the competence issue. :-))
Dudley Henriques


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:39:12 +0100, Stefan
wrote in :

Larry Dighera schrieb:

Why do you see yourself as a hobby pilot and not a recreational pilot?

Why do you think a recreational pilot is more serious about flying than
a hobby pilot? Usually, you call a recreational activity a hobby when
you start to pursue it more seriously. Frankly, this word picking debate
is ridiculous, silly and outright childish.


So, you just choose to call yourself a hobby pilot for no reason?

Dudley Henriques wrote:
I've seen pilots in my career who did nothing but fly for fun and recreation
who were among the finest pilots I've ever known, and I've seen pilots with
a professional title a mile long who were the worst of the worst.
That being said, conversely, I've seen recreational pilots not worth a pail
of spit and professionals who were a tribute to the term.
I'm not quite sure how fancy titles fit in with the competence issue. :-))

It sounds to me like you ARE sure. :-)

Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Dudley Henriques wrote:
I've seen pilots in my career who did nothing but fly for fun and
recreation who were among the finest pilots I've ever known, and I've
seen pilots with a professional title a mile long who were the worst of
the worst.
That being said, conversely, I've seen recreational pilots not worth a
pail of spit and professionals who were a tribute to the term.
I'm not quite sure how fancy titles fit in with the competence issue.
:-))

It sounds to me like you ARE sure. :-)

Matt

My wife insisted I go to "tact school". :-)))))
Dudley

Dudley Henriques writes:

I've seen pilots in my career who did nothing but fly for fun and recreation
who were among the finest pilots I've ever known, and I've seen pilots with
a professional title a mile long who were the worst of the worst.

That is not necessarily surprising. Hobby pilots most probably enjoy
or even adore aviation, and this affection for flying may well
motivate them to improve their own piloting skills. Professional
pilots, on the other hand, earn a living by flying, and they may or
may not be actually interested in aviation. Those who just want the
job may not be motivated to do anything more than the absolute minimum
required to earn a paycheck, and thus may be mediocre pilots.

There are many variables, of course. And this phenomenon is not
unique to aviation. Some people engage in certain activities just for
the sake of earning money; others engage in them both out of a love of
the activity and the need or desire to earn money; and still others
engage in them out of an affection for the activity alone, without
monetary compensation.

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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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Why do you think a recreational pilot is more serious about flying
than a hobby pilot? Usually, you call a recreational activity a hobby
when you start to pursue it more seriously.

So, you just choose to call yourself a hobby pilot for no reason?

You can read, can you? I call myself a hobby pilot because piloting is a
hobby of mine. Unlike e.g. lying on the sofa, which I also ocasionally
practise for recreational reasons, but which I wouldn't call a hobby.

Stefan

Stefan wrote:

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
.. .

Why do you think a recreational pilot is more serious about flying
than a hobby pilot? Usually, you call a recreational activity a hobby
when you start to pursue it more seriously.

So, you just choose to call yourself a hobby pilot for no reason?

You can read, can you? I call myself a hobby pilot because piloting is a
hobby of mine. Unlike e.g. lying on the sofa, which I also ocasionally
practise for recreational reasons, but which I wouldn't call a hobby.

Stefan

I am a pilot.

Ron Lee