Originally Posted by
org1
How do you account for the fact that some older guys are better than some young guys ever were or ever will be? Not saying all, but some. I know guys that are in their late 50s that could lose quite a lot of ability and still be above the average. What about them? One size does not fit all. There are guys that should quit at 60, there are others that should have never started in the first place. Does the term "professional co pilot ring a bell?" I'll take a good old guy over somebody that's never been better than marginal regardless of his age.
I would say because most (of the ones you refer to) have spent the majority of their careers flying non-glass cockpit/non-FMS type aircraft. I'm not saying that glass-pilots are weak by any means, just that the round-dial guys (and gals) have learned and practice a lot of techniques that cannot be or are hard to acquire in the magic jets.