Makes me wonder what the atmosphere is like in your flight deck when a new guy spots your mistake but is apprehensive about speaking up about it.
I never said I worked in the flightdeck. You are assuming I am a pilot.
Please do not judge me. I have witnessed too many arrogant captains who belittle their own crew. I despise that attitude.
It would have been more productive if the original captain had just spoken to the engineers/mechanics and get them to do a visual inspection and confirm the a/c was serviceable. But no. Pontificating for nearly an hour until it was too late was the order of the day.