Originally Posted by
seafeye
Still the responsibility of having 50-200 lives behind you is something you don't get landing on a carrier. Don't get me wrong i understand your position. It's just not that simular. The best pilots i have found are the ones that have the ability to say no. No to broken airplanes, no to atc, no to the CP's...The ones that know when it's time to set the parking brake and take it slow.
How about conducting Air Refueling, at night, over the Atlantic, at 4am, with 75 pax in the back? More applicable? Most Mil Pilots fly heavy's, not fighters. Most guys in the Air Force are flying what are basically civilian airliners with gray paint...and doing amazing things with them with more passengers than your average Regional Jet. We still say no to broken airplanes...and take more heat for it...but we still say no.