Couldn't agree more with Agaricus bisporus and ECWK.
For those of us to whom flying is a passion rather than a just another job,it is painful to see Airline SOPs slowly taking the pilot out of the decision making process. The day is not far off when Airliners will fly without pilots(possibly within the next 100 years of aviation)So i guess some of us were just lucky getting paid to do what we loved doing anyway.If the SOPs get too stifling,i'll just let the new 80 hour types get on with it,and take up single pilot recreational flying.(And avoid using airlines as a means of transportation!)
