Pardon this question. It is not intended as anything negative.
Pprune is basically a British ("Commonwealth")/European website.
I have a huge amount of respect for what the RAF and RN achieved in WW2 (other nations, on the Continent or elsewhere, also had some amazingly skilled pilots). Most RAF transports and bombers were flown by only one, single pilot! The British aviation industry produced numerous excellent aircraft, even long after the war, and never stopped.
Is it just possible, that British aviation, or othe nations' aviation cultures, subconsciously "rests on their laurels", i.e. having a nation that survived 1940-1945 (or did their utmost to survive...)partly due to aviation's accomplishments, and results in a lack of appreciation for hand-flying skills? Does the lousy weather and reliance on instruments result in too much faith in SOP, or is it parly due to the crowded airspace over there (like the eastern US)?
Last edited by Ignition Override; 24th Aug 2005 at 06:47.