I for one am not a glorified bus driver. I am a professional who works hard to maintain a high level of professionalism. I try ro fly safely and efficiently and lead by example. I don't read papers or magazines in flight, I am looking at diversion airfields, pulling up plates, calculating landing performance and reading part C briefs. There are many other things we do as professionals to maintain our standards be it at home, in the briefing or on the flight; I say we because I am not unique, there are thousands like me.
Never put yourself or fellow aviators down, we have enough trouble trying to convince bean counters and management of our worth.
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The fact of the matter is TP or Jet it, as has been said before, depends on the individual. There are guys with from all walks of life with varying experience who are very capable and those that are not.