[Gay State Conservative]

Maybe they should have given him another couple days before putting the lives of hundreds in his hands.

A few years ago we flew an Emirates A380 that was being piloted by an Aussie.We had seats right near the little stairway that leads to the cockpit so I was able to see the pilot come aboard (we boarded early).

Hearing that he spoke English I smiled and said to him "hey,any chance of me taking the wheel for a little while?" He laughed and said "no...there's a three day course you've gotta take before you can fly one of these".

[mindburglar]

I fly all over the world and you couldn’t be more right. Cathay and other similar airlines may be more expensive but I want to hear the Captain speak in some English accent that sounds like it’s American or from the Commonwealth. Call me a racist don’t care.