While not a gauge or to debate single vs crew safety issues, I am curious if CRM has created more training, more vague goal posts for pilots to attain, when the emphasis should be on solid pilot ability to accurately point out a problem and take corrective action. CRM seems to strive for a rather well constructed, psychologicaly manipulated, well thought out, emotionaly sensitive statement to the effect 'Hey capt, we are going to crash, but I want you to know, I don't want to hurt your feelings, or make you feel any less confident in your pilot skills, nor do I want you to feel that I am questioning you experience, or authority...but in ten seconds we will all be dead...so just to be clear, please don't take this wrong....."
Well put..CRM as a terminology is one of the greatest cons foisted upon the industry and an awful lot of money is being made by individual "providers" in promotion of pyscho-babble..