FNPL, Egelsbach.... the PIC was an owner pilot and a very reputable friend of mine knew the guy in question
well and what he told me about this guy means one thing to me: no matter how big a team in the background would have been, this guy would not have consulted it. That is a character problem and not a problem of organization. IMO. When I hit my workload threshold I have no prob grabbing the satphone and call "my" provider to lend me a hand. Happens seldom, but sometimes it does.
It's amazing how so many of us with 20+ years of experience in this game can have such opposite opinions that we pass off as fact
Phil, should I come across as the 'I know it all type' keep in mind I´m a kraut, the foremost contender in the subject of being blunt.
Honestly now, I just voice my opinion based on MY experience. Having said that, it does not mean I´m a skygod or otherwise without fail.