Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
Manwell, your statement is absolute horsefeathers. Please enlighten us on the very few failures for which a captain is allowed to be unprepared. Then we can re-work the syllabus.
AC, my statement is the only way for a Pilot in Command to think. Didn't you read what I said? 100% responsibility means there are no known failures for which a captain is allowed to be unprepared. He'd be excused for not preparing for unknown failures, but if he knows his aircraft and knows himself, he has nothing to fear. Failing to know himself is the main causal factor. Otherwise known as folly, delusion, arrogance, ignorance, etc.