FireFlyBob
On the debrief I remarked that this was a good lesson for him - i.e. don't go flying if you're not in the right frame of mind - it could be fatal to do so.
There is a huge difference between those who have to fly and those who fly for fun.
As a Captain I cannot turn up and say to my PAX sorry guys had a tiff with the girlfriend so we are not going
you would not last 10 minutes in my organisation.
its the same with the remnants of a cold or other things where you would rather not be flying. There are pressures to fly especially if you cannot find another Captain to cover you. Many of us flying freelance having other positions which can make it hard to get cover from your regular pool
So while your student has the luxury of only choosing sunny days in more than just weather related! working pilots in small operations do not have that luxury.
As in this situation the more reason to fly two crew as FOs of different capabilities are easier to come by and it sounds like this pilot was not in the right place to be flying that day but was under pressure to do so. Single pilot was not a good call
As I said its coming soon and any operator worth talking about is already implementing it in advance across the board for CAT or private and SP ops.
ATC aware of this! having to register and the need for an OM but was not aware the detail of whats required on a day to day and flight basis
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