Asiana 777 at SFO

"Bug Dout" wrote in message ...

Quite relevant.

I too was in a flying club with a variety of aircraft, including a J-3
and an Airknocker. Had a tailwheel refresher in the J-3 with a commuter
airline pilot/instructor. Evidently he, too, like staying in touch with
hands-on flying. He mentioned that the hardest part of this job (he made
two round-trips a day between Sacramento and San Francisco, 30-45 mins
flying time each leg) was treating each flight as new and fresh. A good
attitude I remember still.

Pilots of most cultures and countries are intelligent, but it seems
mostly western pilots have the proper attitude and understanding and
skepticism of automated gadgets. Also, American pilots have the
opportunity and desire to continue flying the small planes.

Another thing: in most non-western cultures your career is picked for
you. I work with many foreign-born engineers who are competent but have
no real interest in engineering. They scored such-and-such in their
school exams and were slotted into this-and-that career. Having an
interest in your job is a foreign concept...heh. Same with them being
doctors, etc.
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What do you call male ballerinas?
--Peter Kay

Shirley?