The ego's on this thread are nuckin futs. Flying is not rocket surgery. Nasa's taught monkeys to fly.
But in all seriousness, could the minimums just be posted as a way to narrow down the amount of applicants that the airline receives. Kind of like the college degree requirement. Everybody knows that you don't need a college degree to fly an airplane but it sure cuts down the number of guys applying when you require one. I always thought the two most important questions in a new applicant would be: Is this person trainable? Does this person have the personality to get along with the rest of the pilot group?
As far as the military vs. civilian portion of the thread. I've never flown for the military so any comment that I make would be suspect. I can say that I'm flying 121 now and it's not very difficult. 135 single pilot in a multi piston aircraft in the weather (below the flight levels) is some of the more difficult flying that I've done. Maybe that should be listed as a requirement.
But in all seriousness, could the minimums just be posted as a way to narrow down the amount of applicants that the airline receives. Kind of like the college degree requirement. Everybody knows that you don't need a college degree to fly an airplane but it sure cuts down the number of guys applying when you require one. I always thought the two most important questions in a new applicant would be: Is this person trainable? Does this person have the personality to get along with the rest of the pilot group?
As far as the military vs. civilian portion of the thread. I've never flown for the military so any comment that I make would be suspect. I can say that I'm flying 121 now and it's not very difficult. 135 single pilot in a multi piston aircraft in the weather (below the flight levels) is some of the more difficult flying that I've done. Maybe that should be listed as a requirement.
