Good post Capn Bloggs. Trouble is us pilots spent so many years dumbing down our profession that everyone thinks they can do it. This includes the owners & management hence recruit anyone especially those with money. The schools being commercial operations are very loath to fail those candidates without flying ability as they would loose students. Unfortunately not every one has the aptitude to be a pilot, in the true sense of the word even those that think they do. Quote “Fly the d** Arroplane & don’t over stress it. Get your cockpit management in place (CRM) & get the other guy to diagnose. If you want to confirm what he thinks hand him control & cross check his thoughts. It will be taking 80 to 90 % of your cognitive ability to control an “erroneont” aeroplane.