Quite often it is the requisite schooling the beats them. Sometimes the eyesight (as claimed by Alan Joyce Qantas CEO) but almost always it is aptitude and attitude..
The result, as is the case with Alan Joyce is simple green envy.
The former Prime Minister that oversaw the dispute in Australia, claimed that pilots were "overpaid bus drivers"
What many do not know is that the former PM tried his hand at learning to flying. The student had many issues taking a multitude of dual instruction hours. Substantially well above the normal hours required, nearly double!
The Chipmunk a race car.
He quit quietly.