I was a young F/O in an expat airline in the early 90’s and flew with ex-89-dispute skippers. It was the most fun flying I’ve ever had. These skippers took us newbies under their wings and stood up for us no matter what. Later I was jet-trained and checked by ex-AN skippers, one of which is still the best instructor I’ve ever had. Fast forward, and the roles are now reversed, with me doing the training, often of ex-QF F/Os. Every single one, without exception, has been a pleasure to fly with, selected and trained by a QF training department that obviously got it ‘right’.
Don’t drag an entire community down by how a few misguided individuals behaved way back when.