I'd never try it in a Scarebus - too many things could go
wrong on the bloody thing.
I love this statement and it is not a kick in the shorts to scarebus. The whole bloody industry has changed SO much over the past several decades. Airlines do not want pilots, they want operators who follow policy and procedure. Airbus jumped on this cultural change quickly and killed a 320 at an air show years ago as a result..(screwed up again just a few days past).
Suppose the question is who or what the hell is flying the aircraft? Why have a pilot when automation possibilities are advanced enough to operate UAV's. LIABILITY.. This is what drives our existence.
I have an A&P, started out working with guys who had been on similar pay scales with drivers in the 70's and 80's.
Cheers to the Airman Pilots who have been successful in negotiating great wages.
What I am getting at, to the point is piloting skills are forgone, procedure is priority despite your better judgment.