Originally Posted by
Thud105
GBS, I have friends with major airlines that took 20 years to get a command - and even then they tend not to refer to themselves as captain.
Their employers do refer to them as 'captain' however, having promoted them from First Officer.
All these things are subjective, but IMHO the type of person who thinks they're the 'captain' of a little boat or little plane, and feels the need to buy regalia that indicates they are a captain, almost certainly wouldn't pass a command course.
Too insecure.
Never was a stripe wearer nor a hat for that matter - this discussion centres on what you call the person in charge of an aircraft - you obviously have a different one from most definitions n.b.
If you honestly believe that the pilot of a Cessna 150 is a captain then .............
PS how big does the aircraft have to be ?