And lastly, I miss my pilot peers. This forum is all that remains of my 20 year effort of being a professional pilot. I am not ready to let go just yet. Soon though.

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20 years in the profession and you cannot grasp the importance of TWO ALERT pilots over one HALF alert pilot?!?!? Maybe you could post the flights you operated so that anyone who was in the back knows they have angels shepherding them through perilous times. I am glad you are not considering joining the profession for another stint. The public is safer for it. Just to play devil's advocate here, why have 2 or 3 seperate electrical systems? Why have multiple batteries to back up those redundant unnecessary electrical systems? Why have 4 hydraulic pumps when 1 will supply the necessary pressure? Why have 2 engine airplanes able to fly on one engine when a one engine airplane would be more efficient? Look at all the money we are wasting with all the redundant duplicate systems on board airplanes these days.