There are plenty of people with piloting skill who for whatever reasons are "not viable within the system" (to paraphrase a former president's weasel words about how to avoid the draft.)
You can find these people if you change your system.
I met a woman who had been a 737 pilot. She had no interest in flying or aircraft, no particular intelligence beyond normal, no interest in the technical things associated with aviation. I wondered how on earth she ever ended up in an airplane.
Your statement is right on the money I think. Better to admit that some people can't fly and insist that the automation be working, to accommodate the incompetent.
Last edited by deSitter; 12th Jul 2013 at 12:37.