Originally Posted by
longer ron
It has been happening since professional Flying Licences were introduced,the problem does get mentioned in at least a few pilot autobios.
So if that is the case, how is it possible to stop someone adding the extra bar to their epaulette?
Are airlines so lax on their checks that they routinely allow people to fly in positions that they are not qualified to do....when I changed job to driving artics for a living I had to show my employer all required paperwork confirming that I had taken all the correct tests and had all the correct paperwork....is that not done as you move through the ranks of aircrew too? I am fairly sure that in the maritime world, bridge crew have to work up the ranks and have all the exams and paperwork etc to show for it too.
If the worst scenario came about and a false Captain was discovered to be in the cockpit and lives were lost....would the airline be, at the very least, severely reprimanded over its paper trails...or is it just so commonplace that nothing would be done?
I seem to remember something about a flight in Alaska? where the flight was diverted cos the pilot didn't know how to land (or something similar in situation)...who does that and thinks that they can get away with it?
As a pax you sort of expect that those up in the cockpit are fully qualified to be there and that they know what they are doing.....or are pax expectations too high?
The old chestnut of "lessons will be learnt" that will never be learnt again.