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Old 21st Sep 2007, 16:10
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>I think there is plenty of evidence over the decades that the very LAST pilot that >should be picked by an airline for a display is the Fleet CP. The main reason why >hey shouldn't be picked is because, unlike a line pilot, they tend to feel a little >invulnerable...who will dress down the boss if he pushes it a bit?

As we saw in 1977... classic case, and often to be repeated (although not with such disastrous results thankfully)

>I would be willing to bet there is not a line pilot on the planet who thinks they >would get away with that display and keep their job.

I think a lot of us would assume we wouldn't have got away with it.... it was after all a non-existent margin.
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