I am fascinated by the description "quality pilot". Can anyone out there furnish the definition of a "quality pilot"?
I spent 18 years flying for Mrs Windsor and I was often assessed as "Above the Average" but I never considered myself to be a "quality pilot".
I then went on to have a modestly successful 27 years in civil aviation and the only grading that I can remember receiving or giving as an examiner was "Satis" or "Unsatis".
Perhaps the modern term of "quality pilot" means the same as what we used to say;
"Can he shift aeroplanes or can't he"?