Heard a good one from a friend of mine - retired BA Flt Eng.
First Officers linecheck on 747 Classic - good trip and all going well. In descent into wherever - FO who is handling is asked by ATC to maintain a specific rate of descent. FO selects vertical speed on the MCP and further selects required rate - Captain. not being checked but eager to maintain status quo in front of trainer b******s said First Officer for using his forefinger on the rate wheel. Training Captain says nothing but after shutdown enquires of Captain reason for criticism of FO - 'Ah, its says in the manual that VS selection is made by means of the 'thumbwheel' not a fingerwheel, he should have used his thumb not his finger' -trainer sighs, looks to the heavens and invites FO out for a beer - strangely the skipper was not invited...................
I guess BA is not like that anymore - unless of course you know different ?