Originally Posted by
bradthepilot
One of the most surprising things to me, transitioning from engineering to the airlines, is that pilots only need to be "adequate". There is no reward or recognition for holding a heading +/- one degree instead of the +/- ten degrees, for example.
YMMV, of course.
I'm with you on at least having a goal fo excellence rather than adequacy ... but pilots are kinda like 2*4's. They need to be like every other 2*4. They don't have to be twice as strong and half the weight.