Hey TK Just think.... that man or woman sitting up there in the pointy end of the airliner, operating the systems and occasionally actually flying the damned thing, was trained by experts, in aircraft and/or simulators built and operated by experts, and is probably an expert his or her self, to boot.
Interesting story... a friend I know very well is about to go on a flight and is sitting in the bar having a drink. He see's two Air Canada pilots in the bar slamming back some whiskey and 20 minutes later as he boards his flight who do you think is at the jet door to greet him?... the two Air Canada pilots who were in the bar. Keep in mind this wasn't the Air Canada pilot in the news who was found passed out in the cockpit with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit who was charged with being impaired. Are these the "experts" your talking about ?. There are experts, and there are "experts". Let's hope your life doesn't depend on the latter type. Do you trust your doctor?
No I don't trust any doctor and I think trust should never enter the equation only facts. Interesting story... my niece goes to the doctor with pains in her side and the doctor diagnoses it as menstrual cramps, gives her some medication and sends her home. Next day she ends up in emergency because her appendix had ruptured two days ago, been misdiagnosed by the doctor and has now gone septic. She spent over a week in the hospital in critical care and to be honest it was touch and go as to whether she would make it. Then we have the case where another family member who called my wife, a former RN, about an illness which seemed to be getting worse. My wife asked her what the prescription was and said it didn't sound right. I was present so I said give me the prescription and I will find out what it is because I am a professional and try to act as such. As it turns out the "doctor" and I use that term liberally, not only prescribed the wrong medication but prescribed it at three times the recommended dosage. In another instance I took my daughter to update her immunizations because she planned to donate her spare time working at the nearby hospital. At which point I started quizzing the so called "health care professional" about the immunizations. As it turns out she did not know what was in the immunizations, the possible side effects, what should be done about possible side effects nor who to call. I would not use the term health care professional to describe this person however the term Bimbo comes to mind. Personally I have learned not to always judge a book by it's cover and a supposed designation or occupation should not be grounds to assume a person is competent at what they do. In fact from the proof I have seen first hand I would have to assume most people are not even remotely close to being as competent as they would have others believe. We are not judged on what we say or would have others believe we are judged on what we do and the consequences of our actions in reality. No offense but I have found most claimed expertise to be in the same realm as pixie dust and unicorns from my experience. On the upside... of the people here who I consider to know their stuff and are able to offer a fairly unbiased opinion on something your name comes to mind. If a person makes the effort to become an expert on a given subject and conducts themselves as such by doing unbiased research and experiments to prove a matter then in my books they are an expert. A piece of paper hanging on a wall cannot replace competency in my opinion.
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