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good thing FO's don't "babysit" Captains...if an FO is fortunate enough to sit to the right of a Captain with 40 years of airline experience he or she should view it as a learning experience and not waste it trying to "one-up" the "old" guy or girl
Like he would have performed great at 59 1/2 and poorly at 60 1/2 ?
Ridiculous.
Yes, sometimes FOs do babysit captains. It's a rare occasion, but maybe not for long.
I am mearly insunuating that it was a collaborative effort, and not just one old man. Yes, he does get credit, as does the check pilot, and first officer.
You are right- I need to fact check everything posted, just like everyone else on FI
I never said I was for it. Just that we would be more likely to fly the extra five than the current generation.
Exactly! In fact Al was an early "poster child" in the media for increasing the mandatory retirement age of airline pilots...
Not quite. Al agrees that skills deteriorate over time and there is a difference between a 30 year old pilot and a 55 year old one. He notes there is some advantage with judgement with age, but there are risks as well.
He supports a mandatory retirement age although he doesn't mention a specific number. And if he was strongly in favor of increasing the age, he would have supported it.