naunga
New Member
Yesterday evening I was leaving the airport from my last lesson in Ohio, and got to thinking about all the pilots I've met to date and I realized that there seems to be an unspoken code that one adheres to when they become a pilot (student or otherwise).
Here's the code from what I can tell:
A pilot treats other pilots (and other people for that matter) with respect. Men, women, black, white. A pilot only sees another pilot (or another person).
A pilot is courteous to other people. They hold doors, lady's first, etc.
A pilot does not make excuses for his performance. If he did something wrong, he acknowledges it and corrects for it.
A pilot is always happy to talk with a student / aspiring pilot about flying, however a pilot realizes that other pilots are often busy and will endeavour not to take up too much of an obviously busy pilot's time.
A pilot will do what he can to help out another pilot who's having a hard time. Be it suggestions on technique or problems at home.
A pilot won't let another pilot continue kidding himself about his abilities (especially CFI's). If a pilot tells you that you flew that manuver well, you did, otherwise he'll tell you what you did wrong.
A pilots loves to fly, but realize that there's more to life than flying, which is why pilots tend to be very interesting people to talk to.
A pilot will often kid around with you, but if something embarassing happens to you in their presence they will help you out of it and then keep it quiet.
A pilot smiles at people passing by.
A pilot respects his elders. Esspecially elder pilots and elder planes.
A pilot treats his plane with love and respect...whenever possible. Much like the Naval Captains of lore.
A pilot is courageous, even when his passengers don't realize it.
A pilot looks at every passenger who steps onto his plane as holding him to a sacred contract of getting them where they're going safely.
Well those are my observations for now. I'd love to hear what some of you more senior guys have to add to this.
Later.
Naunga
Here's the code from what I can tell:
A pilot treats other pilots (and other people for that matter) with respect. Men, women, black, white. A pilot only sees another pilot (or another person).
A pilot is courteous to other people. They hold doors, lady's first, etc.
A pilot does not make excuses for his performance. If he did something wrong, he acknowledges it and corrects for it.
A pilot is always happy to talk with a student / aspiring pilot about flying, however a pilot realizes that other pilots are often busy and will endeavour not to take up too much of an obviously busy pilot's time.
A pilot will do what he can to help out another pilot who's having a hard time. Be it suggestions on technique or problems at home.
A pilot won't let another pilot continue kidding himself about his abilities (especially CFI's). If a pilot tells you that you flew that manuver well, you did, otherwise he'll tell you what you did wrong.
A pilots loves to fly, but realize that there's more to life than flying, which is why pilots tend to be very interesting people to talk to.
A pilot will often kid around with you, but if something embarassing happens to you in their presence they will help you out of it and then keep it quiet.
A pilot smiles at people passing by.
A pilot respects his elders. Esspecially elder pilots and elder planes.
A pilot treats his plane with love and respect...whenever possible. Much like the Naval Captains of lore.
A pilot is courageous, even when his passengers don't realize it.
A pilot looks at every passenger who steps onto his plane as holding him to a sacred contract of getting them where they're going safely.
Well those are my observations for now. I'd love to hear what some of you more senior guys have to add to this.
Later.
Naunga
