....anyone can do it, and unfortunately does.
Until its simulator time (or a real emergency) and the low
experience of the RHS cadets shows through and through.
To get by this, official CRM was invented (IMO) around the
same time to ensure the experienced captain would then
adequately breastfeed the inexperienced cadet. It happens
every time in the sim and once in a real life event.
I'm not a bloody nursemaid - if you can't at least get the
thing on the ground, engine out, safely in IMC on your own,
then you have NO right whatsoever occupying the SIC seat
of my cockpit. Of course the airline pimps (mainly CEOs and
beancounters and the odd corrupt CP) think otherwise.
CRM occured, and still occurs naturally between professionals
before the advent of kids in the RHS, as demonstrated in
Sioux City years ago.
And once upon a time a pilot was never accepted into the
RHS of anything in the majors, unless he had enough
experience and survival skills that taught him whats really
important, what is minutiae, what will kill him and what
won't.
The dependency of latter day crew on FMCs and computers
is disgusting, if not downright dangerous and obscene. And
I have yet to hear or read of an emergency anywhere that
it was AUTOMATION that saved the lives of all on board. If
that day ever happens I'll eat my words, hang up my spurs
and start doing Forex and commodities full time.
In the meantime I'll continue being a harlot and sell my
services to the highest payer around at the time...
while avoiding anal rape.