Hi, Gauges and Dials - from the land of the glass cockpit - - - -
You (we) want a third woman (or man) so that there are three on the flightdeck.
I am not going to comment on the fact that half of us are waiting to be the best and safest but don`t have the money to do so - then this k--b comes along and well . . . you read the news with great sadness and heartfelt sympathy for the families.
If we have three in the cockpit and leave the doors as they are.
The third man will increase a demand for pilots by (. . .hang on a sec . . .) I think it is yes, five personnel per aircraft = 1 flying, 1 training, 1 off sick, 1 on stand-by and 1 on holiday. which is good for those safe pilots who do not want to hurt anybody (like all of us on here
and it is good for the cockpit complement of an extra crew member - admittedly we now have the luxury of knowing that we are watching each other but it has not bothered us in the past and it is unlikely to bug us in the future - the third crew member will be able to help out with this and that but generally they can have a nice time watching the flight - just like they do when we have . . . a third crew member on board.