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Old 26th May 2008 | 01:44
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411A
 
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Two questions, twistedenginestarter.
Young (say, age 25, with 3-400 hours) less experienced pilots start off in the right hand seat to, among other things, gain the necessary skills to be able to handle the airplane well, and make the requisite decisions to transform themselves into more experienced airman.

Do you really believe that they can accomplish these tasks by not listening and learning from their more experienced senior crew members?

OR, do you truly believe that all things aeronautical can be learned in text books and classrom sessions, so that a brand new pilot truly 'knows it all' and hardly needs any input from more senior/experienced crew mewmbers?

Answers on a postcard.

PS:
An airliner is not run by a committee.
Only one crew member is in charge, and that one crew member is the Captain...and this ain't gonna change anytime soon, junior pilots thoughts/pronouncemens notwithstanding.
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