Originally Posted by
Alsacienne
But imagine if a situation on board arose requiring the expertise of an off-duty or non-Rev pilot. That would have been courting disaster.
And what if "a situation arose requiring the expertise of an off-duty or non-Rev pilot" and... OMG!!! THERE AREN'T ANY!!! We're doomed! Or an even worse scenario: HE HAS A DIFFERENT TYPE RATING!
I may need to brush up on my training, but I don't think any page of my, or any, FCOM contains "Go out to the cabin and ask an advice from a deadheading pilot".
Originally Posted by
Alsacienne
Would you feel so leniently about 'fake'/'wannabe' medical staff?
If they were just sitting quietly in an armchair eating free lollipops, by all means, yes.
Edit: I have to admit, however, that if the last words I hear before passing out from general anaesthesia were "So which one is the scalpel here?", I would be slightly more concerned, yes.