Spilt Coffee
FSO GRIFFO,
You mentioned `Fate Is The Hunter` by Ernest Gann. I agree with you totally, the book was superb & should even to this day, be mandatory reading for all aspiring aviators, the film unfortunately did not come close to the book.
In particular, when it comes to CRM, Flight Deck & Crew Management etc, both `Fate Is The Hunter`(book) & Capt Al Haynes presentation re United 232 (Sioux City DC10) should be part of any course syllabus.
For me, many years ago when training on the Varsity out of Oakington (Cambridge), my instructor spilt his coffee over the throttles & all those other funny levers!. No problem thankfuuly resulted, but the spilt coffee having started its journey as brown, appeared at the bottom of the quadrant, as black sludge!
Just take care guys & gals.