Comments on: Aviation, the social leveling agent ? http://www.aeroinstructor.com/2009/07/aviation-the-social-leveling-agent/ resources for flight instructors Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:01:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gimli http://www.aeroinstructor.com/2009/07/aviation-the-social-leveling-agent/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Gimli Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:54:33 +0000 http://www.aeroinstructor.com/?p=99#comment-76 This has been a really good read. It's a coincidence that even a couple of days ago I was thinking about the captains and first officers of big, heavy-metal jets that I've met and how many of them were arrogant and down-right rude while many others were so caring, talkative, social & never hesitated to answer the hundreds of dumb and annoying questions I asked them. Thanks Ron for making me take a trip down the memory lane! This has been a really good read. It’s a coincidence that even a couple of days ago I was thinking about the captains and first officers of big, heavy-metal jets that I’ve met and how many of them were arrogant and down-right rude while many others were so caring, talkative, social & never hesitated to answer the hundreds of dumb and annoying questions I asked them.

Thanks Ron for making me take a trip down the memory lane!

]]> By: Ken Risley http://www.aeroinstructor.com/2009/07/aviation-the-social-leveling-agent/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Ken Risley Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:28:27 +0000 http://www.aeroinstructor.com/?p=99#comment-75 Ron - nice article. I agree that some elements of aviation are changing but I still find lots of what you referred to, an maybe even long for, in our world today. The EAA chapter meetings, the airport flyins, the big ones at Oshkosh and Lakeland all still draw together folks with a common love, regardless of their varied backgrounds. I live in an airport community which is really a concentrated version of what you describe. We recently gave out the Taylor awards for 5 guys here in the neighborhood with 50 plus years in aviation and airplane mechanics. These guys put on trousers (first time in years) and stood together to get this award. Each came from very different backgrounds; two were past airline pilots, one was a private pilot with 3000 plus hours, one was a chopper pilot and ex-FAA official; one flew many jets for the steel company. One could not have told them apart but for their stories. At our little airport we have folks from every walk of life who collect, routinely, as friends sharing one thing - and that is a love for aviation. I think there is hope :-)) Happy flying (and instructing and writing) Ken Ron – nice article. I agree that some elements of aviation are changing but I still find lots of what you referred to, an maybe even long for, in our world today. The EAA chapter meetings, the airport flyins, the big ones at Oshkosh and Lakeland all still draw together folks with a common love, regardless of their varied backgrounds. I live in an airport community which is really a concentrated version of what you describe. We recently gave out the Taylor awards for 5 guys here in the neighborhood with 50 plus years in aviation and airplane mechanics. These guys put on trousers (first time in years) and stood together to get this award. Each came from very different backgrounds; two were past airline pilots, one was a private pilot with 3000 plus hours, one was a chopper pilot and ex-FAA official; one flew many jets for the steel company. One could not have told them apart but for their stories. At our little airport we have folks from every walk of life who collect, routinely, as friends sharing one thing – and that is a love for aviation.
I think there is hope :-) )
Happy flying (and instructing and writing)
Ken

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