Your profile says you are a pilot....
a pilot of what??? no ratings???
If you knew anything of flying you would know that aircraft on an approach are speed restricted generally for spacing.
Also from the ground to the un trained eye the aircraft may look faster than you think and as you say "your wife is not a pilot" so she wouldn't have a trained eye in relation to aircraft.
Taxi speeds yes perhaps a bit fast but then again the air traffic ground controller would definately advise any aircraft taxiing at a high speed that would seem to be dangerous.....again the trained eye....sitting in the back of a B737 looking out the side window it may look fast...but what was their actual speed??
Were you jump seating to observe...
Shutting down one engine taxiing in.....well in the US it is very common to see aircraft taxiing out to the holding point and in to the gate on just 1 engine to conserve fuel.
Just how far were you from the blocks position when the captain shut down the second...again a view from the side window doesn't tell you much.
Now on to the age of pilots.....well some may look very young but they will have passed all the necessary requirements set down by the department i.e. the IAA and have to pass tests every so often and are subject to ramp checks too.......but being a pilot yourself im sure you knew that already!!!
As for a walk around....well most pilots will do a light walkaround because the aircraft engineers will have already checked the required areas.....it is they who sign the Tech log book which is counter signed by the Captain....but then again being a pilot you knew that already!!!
You just have a grudge against FR it seems perhaps they lost your bags on you???
This is a rubbish post from you anyways......why did i reply well i just wanted you to read what REALLY goes on in the REAL world...but then again being a PILOT you knew that already!!!!
Go back to your anorak
