Originally Posted by
lucille
Haven't flown GA for yonks. But as a poorly paid pilot who was always afraid for the longevity of his job, I can tell you there was a strong imperative to "Git her done, boy". Upgrades onto better aircraft and better assignments were rewards handed out to those who went that "extra mile".
And at the end of the day, there was never anyone there to stick up for you when you decided to divert or take the safer and inevitably more expensive or inconvenient option. Everyone from the passengers to management hated you and marked you down as being an inferior pilot.
I remain thankful for one small mercy - at least back then we never had the internet with its seemingly unlimited supply of been-nowhere, done-nothing, know-alls.
And do you appreciate the irony of bringing up what you label as an unlimited supply of been-nowhere, done-nothing, know-alls when you're bringing up a topic without having any damned clue at all whether this Pilot was pressured or had any reason at all to doubt whether it was safe to conduct this flight? How about you pull your own head in and go have a think about yourself for a moment.