The Full Monty....
Did everyone read The Full Monty's post.....
The poor captain was just the victim of a poor publicity stunt designed to discredit one of our peers.
Captain Pedant (if that's the real spelling of his name), tried to make the best of a bad situation that may have been nothing more than a CASA Inspector staging a violation.
I am getting sick and tired of hearing these tails of woe about guys that don't get into Qantas and then think it's their right to rip at a QF guy any chance they get. I actually knew a guy like that many years ago who did go to CASA! What a nightmare he must have been!!
As a captain of a turbojet flying domestically and internationally out of the USA, I have four reasons to follow the regs and determine safety of flight. Count your bars...1..2...3...4!