Holt CJ never professed to harbour a great understanding of aviation. His involvement here was to gain sufficient insight to represent an associate - who is or, it seems, was a professional pilot.
He has just summarised his new understanding and it ought to make disturbing reading to any professional pilots out there (whether accurate or not, it's still an outsider's view from participating in a pro pilots discussion forum).
We must agree surely that aviation as an industry operates somewhat differently to others. This is particulalry true with respect to pilot selection. Some airlines require candidates to endure nothing short of a minor pantomine when undergoing assessment. Others are able to rely quite successfully on the standard application form, skilled interviewer and aptitude assessment in the sim.
Why do some airlines find it essential to subject candidates to group excercises and discussions followed by sychometric testing, essay writing and maths exams.
It is perhaps just an example of airline selection personnel operating in a different World to the rest.
Many CPs and other senior personnel have often experienced nothing else but aviation. Many pilots believe inwardly (and some more overtly) that they are a cut above normal society. Holt CJ has experienced that here on this thread.
His postings have been fascinating as he attempted to understand how this industry works and how its various players think.
I hope he isn't discouraged from posting again.
Though I do agree; try and keep the word count down!