AS, RAT5 makes the valid point about maturity in reacting to and anticipating problems that only extensive experience can bring. That's not to say, of course, that a 20-something capt and a teenage FO wouldn't have the technical capacity to handle unexpected problems competently, but it's likely that many on here of a certain age can think back to times when they would have dealt with an issue differently (better?) purely on the basis of experience.
Last edited by Tom Bangla; 27th Sep 2016 at 09:51.