Originally Posted by
pilotchute
I would rather sit next to a**hole for 8 hours knowing that if stuff goes wrong big time he/she won't drop the ball. I couldn't care less about how polite/charismatic someone is. Its a job not a social club
Having an a-hole in the flight deck next to you is, in my opinion, going to cause many more incidences of things going wrong to begin with. And when it does, this isn't a single pilot game, two crew working effectively together will provide a better outcome than an a-hole single pilot hero anyday.