However that does not mean that I was unable to think and use common sense during my flying career.
.. which probably qualifies you for membership of the Captain Greybeard fraternity.
One of the problems with which the Industry is faced in recent years relates to the comparative loss of experience and reduction in age of typical crews ... which is, in turn, accelerated by rapid expansion programs.
The various training programs endeavour, with varying degrees of success, to put old heads on young shoulders.