Funny but all the same old stuff being dragged up again.
Our problem has always been that most of us love what we do, except
js who shouldn't really be in the business anyway.
Yes, we love it, we're good at it and we would, initially I admit, do it for nothing.
Then reality kicks in and, like the rest of humanity, we have to earn a crust to keep our families. Responsibilities cost and, added to that, the extra cost of being away from our familiies, both emotionally and financially.
I mustn't forget either, in this world of sunshine and elation, that nowadays the provision of aircraft that are more up to the job, fewer major failures and world class maintenance in UK make the job more easy, less stressful and safer than it has ever been.
So we end up being well paid (for the moment) with less responsibilities than a couple of decades ago and the company attitudes that "anyone can do it" so we could pay 'em less. Maybe Pilot's Assistants, instead of FOs, should be reintroduced…………...
Funny that - once upon a time we needed a captain, copilot, flight engineer, navigator and radio operator. Now it's two guys and a couple of autopilots (oh, and lots more fuel if you need it !)
Where else can we cut the corners before someone realises exactly what is required of us when it all turns to worms ? Yes, RHS, another hull loss would certainly sharpen the mind.
And the reasons were, m'lud………… !