I fly for a Japanese domestic, so I don't see those extremes in checks.
Stick/rudder skills are important. Communication skills are more so, since there are so many expats from a variety of countries and English is the only commonality. CRM = order, do. Lots of 500-hr wonders in Asia.
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Mostly attitude. We question authority. Non-Western pilots don't.
Training is longer overseas, at least in Asia. There is a bit of provincialism with Americans. "We do it better." That's not necessarily true. We have more experience and are more willing to share and learn from others.
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Y'all would freak out flying in Asia (Japan). "Min fuel" = 30 minutes. "Emergency Fuel" = 20 minutes, with a "Mayday" call. You do the math.
Routinely, if a flight deviates to an alternate, and you fly to the plan, you will land with less than 4000#, which is about 45 min. of fuel.
They aren't short enough. They're still operating. Their code share enablers aren't sweating it either, at least publicly.
I'm still in Asia. Waiting for an interview at a top tier legacy. Nothing.
Three in my class failed their initial medical. Ages ranged from 42-58. The JCAB physical is tough and the "60" physical is astronaut level. 2 friends just did it.
Worked some 2.5 hours on the application. Still not finished.
Funniest part?
In the "demographics" section, it asked the usual (optional) birth, gender and race questions, but then it asked if I was a fighter pilot? Had to laugh. Probably just checking to see if even read that part of the app.
Konbanwa.
Still living the dream. EX-TZ warrior, here.
At the end of Oct. '04 ATA filed. FL "stepped in" and offered money to keep the company operating for about 6 months. FL was to get the MDW, DCA, LGA operation/slots. No airplanes. Employees were offered pref. interviews. ATA was...
"Baro-VNAV." What was the altimeter setting? If it was low, say 29.5something, and they didn't correct for it or their system didn't, it could cause trouble.
I used to fly J32's/J41's in there and never used that runway very much at all.
Once again, I think this will be combination of factors.
Work load is also dependent on A/P. If it's cumbersome to use, it will increase your workload. If you don't have one, well that's a whole other animal.
Insurance, insurance, insurance.
Your confidence level is also dependent on how often you'll fly it. Likewise, but inversely, with how long...
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