I also think that it is up to the passengers to convince themselves that the flight will be conducted safely. I won't fly with just anyone, there are a few "pilots" I have met that I wouldn't step into the plane with.
Englishal has said it for me in this paragraph. There are some pilots I would not allow any of my friends or family to fly with and sadly they have their documentation in order.
I hold FAA licences and my licences and medical status can be checked online but would a prospective passenger ever know or go to the trouble of checking for a sunday afternoon hop? I doubt it.
No its the passengers who need to be targeted to ask to see a pilots licence and current medical and to be made aware of that need! How you do that I dont know?
Pilots need to be made aware of how helpless passengers are and what a massive responsibility we hold taking people flying with us.
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