411A,
Here's my theory on what these dudes are up too.
Despite the fact they're well aware they're not up to the job, they don't want to quit while they're ahead.
It's going to be an ignominious end for some of these guys and then they'll claim stress or some such medical problem, go sick, get paid to stay at home for 6 months as per their contract, then finally go.
Either that or they're hoping the company will pay them to go, same thing.
Unlikely to be fondly remembered by their aviation colleagues.
You're probably curious as to why these guys don't become short haul captains for more pay on a different type, right?
The answer is they'll fail, one has already tried and never got past the simulator.
I'm not entirely unsympathetic to these old guys 411.
On one occasion I did a tour of duty to SFO for 5 days and the very elderly F/O bought his wife, now I know why he goes to work.
Last edited by skol; 31st Aug 2010 at 02:45.