Interesting that Ron Lawford is prepared to put a price on a pilot's life when he suggests that it is cheaper to do rating renewals and line checks in the aircraft rather than find a sim.
I understand the short term economics for smaller companies but cannot appreciate the big picture "myopia". It is not a matter of "if" so much as a matter of "when" the next accident of this type will occur.
Affordable Safety at work.....all right in the vast majority of cases but not so safe or affordable if you happen to be the exception.