I didn't want to start a new thread just for this so I put it on here. I got this in an email and I got a kick out of it. So true though. I know there are a couple of you who fly or have flown in the past, so maybe you will get a kick out of it to.
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All the dramatics associated with the latest death of the Continental Captain:
Reminds me of a story, years ago, when a Braniff B747 Captain died en route from Honolulu to Dallas. The First Officer made the routine landing at DFW, did the paper work, and drove home.
In one corner of Braniff Operations, a large group of Captains was huddled, all marveling at how a First Officer was able to land the huge aircraft without the Captain's supervision.
In an opposite corner, a large group of First Officers was huddled, all marveling at how the First Officer even noticed that the Captain was dead.