Richard de Crespigny
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Appearances Over Time
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Matt is in my right-hand seat.
He does things that I ask him to do, but we have standard operating procedures.
Oh, yeah, fully.
He had 10,000 hours.
He was experienced.
Mark Johnson, the second officer, who's also in my crew, he had about 6,000 hours.
Yeah, but he's the most junior rank, right?
The second officer, the most junior pilot in the cockpit.
He had been flying F-111s and Hercules in the Air Force, right?
Now, this is the thing.
Not all companies are the same, are they?
Yeah, yeah.
Right?
Some companies fail.
Not all airlines are the same.
And in Qantas, they employed pilots with experience, proven history, and they're exceptional, right?
So even my second officer, Mark Johnson, extraordinary experience.
And we now work together as a team of three.
Now, we're being checked by the other two pilots.
Once the engine fails...