1. Yes - rarely as flying shorthaul
2. Yes - rarely, see above
3. Yes - Often
4. Yes - but not often (as i know of
)
5. Yes - it happens, but mostly for F/O's with ****ty C/O's
6. Yes - Often
To be a "good" pilot you have to be GOOD. Cannot rely on luck alone, and luck alone will not give you the confidence, attitude and respect with your collegues, hence it is not good for crew morale, leading to others maybe more lazy attitudes to things, leading to reduced crew performance, leading to CRM issues, leading to general decreased safety on board leading to..........
Luck
IS good and you need it from time to time, but
SKILLS and
ATTITUDE (the right one
)is the key to everyday succes on the job
my stolen penny