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Old 20th Mar 2017, 09:41
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John R81
 
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
- or they could have just said No.


For me that has to be the biggest learning point for any pilot; ATPL, CPL and PPL alike. No matter
  • how frightened you are of the big, scary businessman
  • what your employer wants
  • what you promised your friends for this weekend
  • how important it is to get to where you hoped you were going
you are the Captain; if the combination of conditions / machine / crew / training makes THIS FLIGHT unsafe it is your duty and responsibility to say "No".


If you can't do that - for whatever reason - then the odds are high that one day you will figure badly in an accident report, and we will be here talking about how we can't understand why you did what you did.
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