Pprune

[wjwren]

Is this website still going it seems to have no updates. Was once a great aviation site now it seems nothing is on there.

[Speed 3]

Not sure I'm following your logic:

[Rough101]

Works fine for me, plenty updates today.

[MarkwG]

If the OP was about it not updating, I believe there's an issue where you need to manually clear your cookies, so it refreshes correctly - a known fault the providers can't be bothered to fix.

Without wishing to sound like an old f4rt - it's not what it was. The site is very clunky to use, even compared to PH, the moderation borders on nanny state, & the comments veer towards puerile, too often. A lot of the contributors aren't as current in the business as they like to think, heading into their dotage, so it's littered with inaccuracies. I still dip in, but it's not the source material it used to be.

[Mr Pointy]

Anyone know the derivation of the name? it seems to have nothing to do with dried fruit.

[outnumbered]

Mr Pointy said:

Anyone know the derivation of the name? it seems to have nothing to do with dried fruit.

Like it says in the banner on the site: "Professional Pilots Rumour Network"

[StephenP]

MarkwG said:

Without wishing to sound like an old f4rt - it's not what it was.

I still dip in, but it's not the source material it used to be.

I thought the same. The majority of posts seem to be less aviation-related and more like NP&E on here!

I assumed most of the current aircrews had probably moved elsewhere.

[Eric Mc]

The original Pilot Officer Prune was a rather inept cartoon RAF pilot from World War 2 who was used to remind "proper" pilots not to do silly things, like try to land with their wheels retracted -

[MarkwG]

StephenP said:

MarkwG said:

Without wishing to sound like an old f4rt - it's not what it was.

I still dip in, but it's not the source material it used to be.

I thought the same. The majority of posts seem to be less aviation-related and more like NP&E on here!

I assumed most of the current aircrews had probably moved elsewhere.

Yeah, I suspect like CB radio, it's time has been & gone. The worlds caught up, & overtaken. None of the younger guys I know refer to it much at all. A shame, but the main change came when the originator sold on, I understand why he did that, but it's felt like a pale shadow since.

[Yertis]

MarkwG said:

StephenP said:

MarkwG said:

Without wishing to sound like an old f4rt - it's not what it was.

I still dip in, but it's not the source material it used to be.

I thought the same. The majority of posts seem to be less aviation-related and more like NP&E on here!

I assumed most of the current aircrews had probably moved elsewhere.

Yeah, I suspect like CB radio, it's time has been & gone. The worlds caught up, & overtaken. None of the younger guys I know refer to it much at all. A shame, but the main change came when the originator sold on, I understand why he did that, but it's felt like a pale shadow since.

Are you talking about Pprune or PistonHeads?

[LunarOne]

outnumbered said:

Mr Pointy said:

Anyone know the derivation of the name? it seems to have nothing to do with dried fruit.

Like it says in the banner on the site: "Professional Pilots Rumour Network"

Now if only the Pepipoo name was as easy to figure out...

[MarkwG]

Yertis said:

MarkwG said:

StephenP said:

MarkwG said:

Without wishing to sound like an old f4rt - it's not what it was.

I still dip in, but it's not the source material it used to be.

I thought the same. The majority of posts seem to be less aviation-related and more like NP&E on here!

I assumed most of the current aircrews had probably moved elsewhere.

Yeah, I suspect like CB radio, it's time has been & gone. The worlds caught up, & overtaken. None of the younger guys I know refer to it much at all. A shame, but the main change came when the originator sold on, I understand why he did that, but it's felt like a pale shadow since.

Are you talking about Pprune or PistonHeads?