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You’re thinking of median, not average, but your question stands.
The arithmetic mean (I.e. the average) is the 50th-percentile (I.e. the median) in a normal distribution. The question absolutely stands - unless pilot ability is not a normal-distribution.
Which means that more than half would be below average!
If you test for average pilots, then you've still got approx 50% of pilots who aren't capable. Whatever happened to testing for the lowest common denominator - especially in life and death situations?
How about we take below-average pilots, have them run the test right after their normal full shift ends without any rest in between, and give them a glass of whisky for encouragement?
Wouldn't you need the worse pilot you can get? Average doesn't account for the fact that 50% of the sample are WORSE.
* Pilots
* Dead / disqualified pilots
Wouldn't you need the worse pilot you can get? Average doesn't account for the fact that 50% of the sample are WORSE.
By that logic, aircraft certification should be based on the minimum qualifying pilot.
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