Typically of modern day Australians, some simple questions about a particular operator's Ts & Cs descends into willy waving. Claims that Cobham pilots are better than the rest, are as fanciful as claims that they're the worst. Like all operators the abilities of the pilots vary from acceptable to better than that.
Headmaster, your buddy must have had a bad trot because I've not had to take over from any F/O in 18 years, let alone from
F/Os (plural).
The big red message at the bottom of most pages should be kept in the forefront of one's mind.
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*"sciolist"... Noun, archaic. "a person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed".