A sad treatise on the downward spiral of the Sandpit Pilot.
A young newly minted commercial pilot walked into the local aero club. Standing at the far end of the bar was a disheveled, unkempt and morose looking individual, dressed in a tatty and faded Middle Eastern Airlines captains uniform.
Still having some questions regarding the piloting profession after his newly completed course, the young pilot approached the sad specimen, and asked:
Is it true that the greatest threats a pilot faces within his company are ignorance, apathy and isolation?
The shambles of a captain looked up over the rim of his pint glass with weary resignation and answered:
I don't know.
I don't care.
Leave me alone.