Originally Posted by
planetalking
It seems to me a lot of companies are recruiting on the basis of who would make a good conversationalist on the flight deck, who would they like to sit beside for hours!
Spoken just like someone who has never worked in an actual flightdeck.
Originally Posted by
planetalking
Surely a well qualified but introvert candidate who's been working years towards the goal, would make a better Pilot than someone who can tell a good story and have a 'laugh'?
Also you keep implying that someone can't be both a good pilot and a good conversationalist which is exactly what they are looking for. A good company with a good training department can fix or "mold" an average pilot. They can't fix someone's incompatible attitude.