> you have the lowest pilot qualification who can even solo First, that's not true. Student pilots can fly solo, and there is also a sport pilot rating with i

> you have the lowest pilot qualification who can even solo First, that's not true. Student pilots can fly solo, and there is also a sport pilot rating with is in some sense "lower" than a PPL. So the PPL is actually right in the middle of the primary rating hierarchy. But more importantly, your characterization of a PPL as the "lowest pilot qualification" implies a pretty profound misunderstanding of how pilot ratings work and in particular how they relate to operational knowledge. It is possible to fly a jet with a PPL, and it is possible to get an ATP without ever flying anything beyond a Piper Arrow. There are also all kinds of orthogonal ratings like an instrument rating, seaplane rating, multi-engine rating, and instructor rating. And absolutely none of those things have anything to do with flying jets. For that you have "type ratings" [1], which are more or less orthogonal to all of the others. > You only have PPL That is also not true. I have additional ratings beyond the PPL, I just haven't mentioned them because they are not relevant. What is relevant is that I actually fly airplanes, and so in general I probably understand the process of flying an airplane better than someone who does not fly airplanes, and I have actually written and deployed software in mission-critical situations, and so in general I probably understand mission-critical software and its attendant risks better than someone who has not. > They even shut down the airline for a period No, "they" did not shut down the airline. A single individual, Bret Payton, shut it down. > If you knew more you'd be embarrassed but what you're saying here. Could be. But at least I know the difference between "but" and "about". -- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_rating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_rating