The "Voice" in the Left Seat?

[SNS3Guppy]

Poor old 411A is upset because the author wants proper colonials flying him and not Tex The Cowboy Pilot from Hicksville.

Actually, that's not what the author said, at all. Do they not teach reading comprehension to "proper colonials" any more?

At the risk of deluging the FT’s letters editor, give me a British captain at the controls, followed by a Canadian, Aussie, American, German or a Swede any day.

And the author's reasoning for this? Not safety. Not Skill. Not background and training. Not technical qualifications. Not ability. Not experience, not judgement, not accolades and not education. Not even "proper colonialism." No...

My reasoning? English is the official language of the skies...

Really kind of blows that theory of yours out of the water altogether, doesn't it?

The western airline pilot scene is dominated by the USA, in numbers, by quite a large factor.

In what world do you live? If you're referring to the Western USA, when you say the "western airline pilot scene," then yes, you'd be correct. If you're talking about anywhere else in the western hemisphere, or the western world at large...you'd be wrong, of course...and you are.

[On the beach]

Heard in a land Dunnunda many years ago:

"Ladies and Gentlemen if you look towards the rear of the aircraft you will see the Captain demonstrating the use of the urinal"

Unfortunately, young military FO pressed wrong button whilst transmitting and all flying in Southern Queensland got to hear.

Naturally there was a clamour to get on the mike and the first response was:

"Geez, you'd a thought Qantas could have afforded doors on the dunnies by now".

Doesn't make the flying any better but it makes it a lot more fun.

On the beach