The man sounds one hell of a character. And, of course, back in the day the fleet had many such characters. I wonder the reaction in these modern times to a Captain being "restrained by the neck" in a simulator drill ? I bet the lawyers would be rubbing their hands in glee. It's nice to see three, top, switch movers posting on the thread, and all in a short space of time. Only today a fellow ex GE was explaining to me that the Flt Eng was retained for so long only to mediate in arguments between the two pilots, and obviously to ensure that Captains did not use their authority to win all the time
no wonder Doug and his fellow directional consultants preferred to sit a little further behind them. Just a little stir chaps:
Smudge
PS Kilwhang, any idea of the books title and availability ?