Soooooo Moo/birdlady, as pilots know EXACTLY whats happens when they push a button or if they press the wrong button.....
Why do you think it takes four years to train an engineer and only one year for a pilot to get his frozen ATPL?
I think that generally speaking our pilot brethren are smart and know a fair amount of whats going on with the aircraft. But I dont think for one minute they could actually explain whats happening with systems or specifics of what does happen when they push that little button.
having experience in both fields, I think there is a certain level of hmmmm professional respect missing here?!
I do know of many pilots with assumed knowledge, but there is a term that Im sure you have heard whispered over the VHF when calling in for tech support? It is above all doubt the pilots worst enemy.
Finger trouble.
In answer to your request for one liner ammunition, remind them of the reason for the 747 having a humped roof.
For when the pilot has to sit on his wallet.
