Officedesk said:
"Whilst the gentleman you refer to may indeed not have the ability to upgrade to CPLH, with 20,000 hours of airline time he deserves a bit more respect and dignity than you offer."
I wasn't trying to put sh*t on him. When he first walked into my office and described his situation, I was impressed by him, his achievements, his ambitions, and his Lamborghini parked outside. I looked forward to flying with somebody who had twice my hours.
But as i flew more and more hours with him, the expected admiration turned to dismay and then horror, thinking of how dangerous he must have been in his own machine (thankfully in a different country). Perhaps with the passing years, some of his functions had deteriorated to some extent - and this was confirmed by him landing a 747 wheels-up. Takes some leadership to do that.