Originally Posted by
ChecklistMonkey
I guess reading isn't your strong suit, eh? I don't feel inferior because I'm not. The CA job is not as hard as you're making it. Again, you literally just have to be here long enough and they literally just give it to you after passing a checkride.
I guess it depends on personal philosophy. I tend to lean towards your outlook on the Captain/First Officer relationship. Some guys need that superiority and level of accomplishment in order to feel personal gratification. You don’t and neither do I but some guys require that. Captains and First Officers are just cogs in the system, each cog has a purpose.
It’s similar to the relationship between being a pilot and being a “Delta pilot”. “Through these doors walk the best pilots in the world” is the banner in the JFK crew room....compared to who, Qantas? Don’t get me wrong, Delta is my dream job but we aren’t even close.