BTB, whilst I fully agree with your sentiments I had a good chuckle at the following;
Now: find a comparitive profession: mm; lets say, surgeon, accountant, top civil engineer or top civil servant. Now go to let`s say, a surgeon:
How do you get your ego through the cockpit door?
The consultant that saw a relative was working 13 hours days, the day I met him he finished at 10pm and was back in at 8am. The consultant refused to eat the food he was provided with (Alpha caterers?) and brought his own.
The surgeon that operated (more responsibility & skill than a pilot (may I dare to make such a controversial statement?
)) did two heart bypass's the day my relative had one, each taking a minimum of 4 hours plus preparation.
However maybe they weren't "top" surgeons or consultants?
