Question, how many here are involved with real airplanes?
 

It goes without saying some will be, but if so, which categories?:

When I say involved it means spending at least 1 day every 60 days at an airport or air museum.

1. Light aircraft? (ie: Cessna 172, Bonanzas, Pipers, Van's, LSA, etc, as pilot and/or mechanic)
2. Commercial airlines? (either crew, support, mechanic, airports, etc)
3. Military air (all branches)
4. Museums (small or large, flying or static) **If you participated in the organization/s, even sweep the floor**

You can chose more then 1, and it is loose

I myself am 1 and 4.

I am the nerd on right, and that is the 172 I fly.
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I work on the ramp at a medium sized airport, so 1 and 2 I guess. BTW nice 172, looks new!

1, and sort of 4 (I've not curated any exhibits, if that's what you mean.)

I have a PPL, have flown mostly 172s but also 152s, Archer, DA-20 Katana, and a Schweizer 300.

And I like air museums - I've been to an Air&Space in Seattle and LA. I've been to Chino a couple of times (and I'm going to see their Zero fly on Dec.4th Yay!! :-P) and Edwards AFB, and finally, one of my all time favorites, the Zhuliany air museum in Kiev, Ukraine. I don't know if it counts, but I've also had the pleasure of riding in a B-17, EAA's "Aluminum Overcast".

Excuse me while I spam you all...

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Hello, Halo (largest Heli in the world still flying :-P)
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Not in Zhuliany, but they actually let me and my sister sit in a real Voskhod capsule (Either that, or they replicated the burnt ceramic exterior really well.)

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Wreck of an Il-2 at the Great Patriotic War Museum in Kiev

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Noob plane :-P
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S!

Category 3, already over 13 years with these birds. Museums when I get the chance.

1 for some time now and maybe 2.

1 and 4. I have about 80 hours on Grumman AA5s, C1752s etc.
PPanPan

When I said museums I meant actually getting hands dirty with grease, using tools.
All respects of doing.

Thanks for sharing, you have seen some really great stuff!

OMG that thing is a monster! (unless you are a tiny, but I do not think so)
How do they stop the blades from cutting the tail off at start up? (they hang so low)

I think the blades almost immediately go up slightly because of the air coming under the blades when the engine starts. The blades are very big so there's al lot of air under them.

Still need to get them moving fast enough to do that...

It used to be 1 and 3 for me.
I've had a ppl-a, flew 152, 172, Archer, Mooney 201 and i've worked on UH1-D, Alouette, CH53-G and Bo105.