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Old 6th Feb 2012, 06:58
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At what point pilots should become responsible (plus the plane, cargo and innocent passengers) for a potentially life and death inherent condition of their chosen careers? At what point is being a pilot a routine and mundane (meaning: common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative) truck driving job (no disrespect to truck driving mind you)? Assuming a pilot gets training to avoid stalls during takeoffs and landings, how long before they should start wondering what to do when a stall happens during cruising altitude? When does a pilot should realize that he/she is front row in case something goes terribly wrong?

If we pick a class of 50 pupils and they all pass finals, are we really believing that all fifty came out equally? With absolutely the same level of knowledge and understanding? Do we close the school if we find out that the truth is less than fifty?

Why did the captain of the AF447 asked the younger copilot if his papers as a pilot were on the system that night?
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