Originally Posted by
The B Word
More importantly, what about the plonkers who call themselves “Captain” when they fly airliners or even puddle jumpers for a flying school for a living - now that is the sign of a Walter Mitty of the highest order...
I have no issue with a P1 on an airliner refering to him being the captain of the aircraft on his address to the passengers. He is the captain and commander of that craft. He has the responsiblity for the lives of the people flying with him. Only time I have ever seen any of the many pilots I have dealt with use the term is for the introduction and updates. End of the day we are all Mister. That does take me to a time where I was talking to a rather well known RAF Officer, due to his extra curicular activities, in a mess where I was a guest. He asked me what I had done in the RAF. I mentioned my ex rank then. The question was then, why I was in the mess? "Because I am a Mister". Took a couple of times to be said, before he understood.