You’re absolutely correct! Thanks for clearing that up and any further discussion about this is a moot point!No you are a remote pilot and you are flying an aircraft. If you think any other way then you are not being safe and not being serious about what you do. We have had this discussion a thousand times, just search the forum.
guess they are in a roundabout sort of wayThanks for sharing the photo of your duvet cover, nice brown circles
i know at least i am not chickenI can really see you in that KFC hat when flying, that makes you a real pilot
Top Gun Pilot You are!i know at least i am not chicken
I strongly disagree with you on being pilots. I know it is a term that people want to use to sound impressive, but calling oneself a pilot does not make you one. As you say, "we have had this discussion many times", still just an operator of a little quad that goes up and always comes down.
I agree. We have to also follow laws and there can be licenses that have to be obtained. There are also restricted areas too.According to Merriam-Webster:
pilot
noun
pi·lot | \ˈpī-lət
1a: one employed to steer a ship : HELMSMAN
b: a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified waters
c: a person who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
We fly aircraft, thus we are pilots.
And THAT... is why Pilot Whales get so much action in the ocean! You smooth operator, you.Sir-I feel diminished by your remarks.My manhood is based on my perception of myself as a pilot not a mere operator.When I am out clubbing,I describe myself as a pilot.I don't believe operator would allow me the success I've had at "reeling" them in.
I agree. We have to also follow laws and there can be licenses that have to be obtained. There are also restricted areas too.
No maybe you call yourself an RC airplane stick fiddler. (sarcasm implied) LOLInteresting conversation. I never heard a similar conversation in all my years of flying RC airplanes. When I do that should I call myself an RC airplane operater?