He's easy to discount as a misfit, but to do so would be to nail the lid on a colorful era in aviation. What a shame if we waste this valuable resource, because we value our education more than his experience. What a shame if we discount his insight because it's out of step with today's society, or should I say because society is out of step with his common sense. I say fifty years in a cockpit supersedes four years in a classroom anytime. There is no cheating in the cockpit.
Failure is final.
Those who succeed deserve honor.