ATY, Dragon 60,
again it comes down to your superiority complex. Should your title be taken away from you, you would feel as if you have lost something.
As there is no system of rank in the engineering fraternity - we have nothing to lose.
As for the bruising and grazed knuckles - when something does go wrong with 'your' aeroplane and you are in your pyjamas - you can call an engineer who will come and fix it for you - and they won't complain as much as you.
But hang on a minute - you do believe it is your aeroplane don't you? Harping back to the sea captain tradition - that you are in 'command', so you believe when the engineer comes to service/repair the a/c he/she is doing it specifically to serve you.
Oh dear, you didn't realise that the engineer was doing it because he actually cares about the comfort and safety of the 17 cabin crew and the 350 pax that sit behind you in that metal tube......it's not the pilots that engineers have a problem with. It's arrogant people with superiority complexes that really get up their hooters.
I guess that any SLF or cabin crew that ever dare to stray into your pilots only club, will get a great idea of the sort of person behind the "Good Morning ladies and gentleman......" that they hear at the beginning of their flight.
Sadly you give your community a bad name. For me as self righteous as you like to call it, the safety and the pax come 1st.
Regards,
N1 Vibes