Fascinating !
All this talk about who's good and who's bad.
We've ALL had to work bl**dy hard (despite what the average Joe Public thinks when he hears how much or how little we earn)
Doesn't matter whether we're ex-mil, Hamster, Prestwick, CTC or the long route from the local aero club.
Surprisingly some of the best "pairs of hands" I've ever come across are the ones who have started as a "chock" at the local airfield. They're in fact the ones who have worked the hardest.
Since when did sitting on autopilot at treetop, doing 500+kts, with matey in the back telling you where to go, qualify one to be an ace airline pilot ?
Come on, guys, we're all in the same boat. Take the blinkers off and support each other.
Rgds,
Sleeve. (Treetop,500+kts,single seat,no autopilot, oh, and a carefully folded half mil map.)