I still maintain that the vast majority of flight-deck crew would rather get off home to watch Eastenders and put their feet up like normal people rather than sit around talking shop to a loser who has as much chance of piloting an airliner as he has of running the branch of Tescos where he works.
Anyone, in the 21st century who has actually found a captain, who has time to answer moronic questions like 'what would happen if I selected gear up while the aircraft is on the ground', has found the tosspot that nobody else talks to. (I think I know him... he's a first officer with Air Atlanta)
After 24 years in this business, I have become very cynical but will never forget that, I too, was once a spotty spotter. It's just that I was a spotty spotter in a different era of commercial aviation.
Sorry everyone... I just had a bad day.
Best of luck!!!
