Questions from the public.....

[Severe Clear]

Is it just me, or are other people getting annoyed with the types of questions you are being asked about aviation from the general public. Questions like do you ever plan to go commercial? Or can you fly a 747? Or if you say you fly a king air air ambulance they assume you work for stars. Why is the general public so ignorant towards general aviation? Why must all Commercial pilots fly 747’s??@#$%

Lets hear some of the stupid questions you are being asked…

[Four1oh]

Don't ask me, I've only been flying commercially for 5 years now, and only been 'the pilot' for a year now.

[AuxBatOn]

Are engineers (I'll specify before Strega jumps in, the ones that are part of the P. Eng or Ing) anoyed that people ask them if they build bridges?

You can't expect the public to be well educated on what the pilot progression is, just like you're not up to speed with the progression of every profession out there. When they ask questions, your job, as a professional pilot, is to give them an accurate answer of what you are actually doing. Not bashing them.

There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers.

[Rockie]

I would think the solution is obvious. Don't tell them you're a pilot.

[niss]

Are engineers (I'll specify before Strega jumps in, the ones that are part of the P. Eng or Ing) anoyed that people ask them if they build bridges?

You can't expect the public to be well educated on what the pilot progression is, just like you're not up to speed with the progression of every profession out there. When they ask questions, your job, as a professional pilot, is to give them an accurate answer of what you are actually doing. Not bashing them.

There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers.

Correction there are no stupid questions, just stupid people

[Chuck Ellsworth]

Lets hear some of the stupid questions you are being asked…

Here is one.

Is it just me, or are other people getting annoyed with the types of questions you are being asked about aviation from the general public. Questions like do you ever plan to go commercial? Or can you fly a 747?

[. ._]

I would think the solution is obvious. Don't tell them you're a pilot.

HAHAHAHAAA!!! You KNOW that's impossible!

[C-FABH]

Oh, if you work at Air Canada, you're a pilot right?

"Why yes, infact there's thirty-three thousand of us pilots at AC!"

[ahramin]

Why is the general public so ignorant towards general aviation?

Simple really. Being a pilot is not nearly as interesting or cool as you think it is. They just don't care.

[niss]

You take that back!

[iflyforpie]

Do you fly helicopters too?

(Runs and hides before STL sees this)

[Phileas Fogg]

You take that back!

[Hoov]

Are engineers (I'll specify before Strega jumps in, the ones that are part of the P. Eng or Ing) anoyed that people ask them if they build bridges?

You can't expect the public to be well educated on what the pilot progression is, just like you're not up to speed with the progression of every profession out there. When they ask questions, your job, as a professional pilot, is to give them an accurate answer of what you are actually doing. Not bashing them.

There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers.

Ditto

[Nark]

I'm a Marine so I must be in the infantry right?

At least your not asked how many people have you killed, or did you see any action?

It's all relative.

[. ._]

How many bottles of water did you drink, nark? did you recycle?

[Nark]

Now that's more like a question.

I have consumed many bottles of water and recycled none in country.

[Gards]

. had the best reply so far! Ahraim is a close second!

[Meatservo]

1. What is the inflight meal? A:Fingernails.

2. What is the inflight movie? A:The geomorphology of Northern/Southern someplace.

3. Are you building time towards your commercial licence?A: None of your fcking business, sit down and keep your hands to yourself.

4. How did the US marines find their way onto this board and are they spying on us and why?