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> Some people rant all of the time and sometimes it’s about sexist, racist, whatever things. It does not imply they are mentally unfit for captaining. That wou
by BoxFour 3y ago
> Some people rant all of the time and sometimes it’s about sexist, racist, whatever things. It does not imply they are mentally unfit for captaining.
That would be even worse: If the captain consistently disregards their training by engaging in unnecessary conversations during designated sterile cockpit periods, it indicates a consistent lack of suitability for the position of captaining an airplane.
- cutemonster 3y agoYes, it seems unlikely that this was the only time the captain disregarded the sterile cockpit rule. (But I guess we'll never know) GP: > > It does not imply they are mentally unfit for captaining It does, if they do it during the sterile cockpit periods. You could also argue that sexist and racist ideas indicate that that person is a bit dumb. Which isn't what you'd want to see in a pilot
- Vecr 3y agoThere have been some very smart racists in the past. Depending on your definition of racism, it could even include Nobel prize winners from the last century.
- cutemonster 3y agoYes, still, I think the average intelligence is lower (among people with racist ideas), although there are exceptions