Originally Posted by III Corps

Expectation of perfection is simplistic and unrealistic. It is also not borne out by any statistical studies of performance be it an airline pilot or any other task. I think I read that on average, there are 5-7 significant errors on each flight. Granted, most errors are caught OR most happen without consequence.

But no one is paid to make errors and personally, the one butt on the airplane I am most concerned about is MINE. IF I get my fanny up and down with some degree of comfort, efficiency and safety, those on/in the same airplane will also.

And really, does one *really* think 'hell, I just got 10 people on board so I can do what I want..." and the next day, "Oh, jez.. I got 100 people on board so I gotta fly extra safe..."? No one has a sliding scale of skill and proficiency and safety based on the number of people on board.