IslandDriver
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The place I see the most weakness on the "New FO" is basic IFR procedures and ATC procedures. It does not have to be low time FO's.
I do a lot of IOE with "New FO's" It is one thing to try and orient them to a new airplane but to teach hold entries, How to fly using enroute charts, how to make an initial ATC contact, how to even repeat back ATC calls, etc. That is where the challenge is.
I do not expect the candidate to fly the aircraft perfect but they are instrument rated and most have CFII's but yet they can not even talk to ATC properly....they make the operation look real weak and embarass the callsign. They are commercial instrument rated CFII's they should be able to do that...regardless of time because they have the ratings...the problem is that they did not "earn" the ratings they "bought" them.
I have to be way on top of taxi instructions and hold short instructions etc..It is harder than single pilot IFR at times. When I was single pilot at least I knew I was single pilot.
On the other hand I have done some IOE with 400 hour guys (and girls) that handle the IFR enviornment well. I honestly place that to the fact that they had a good foundation in a good school that taught how to use the system from day one.
Just my observations.
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I do a lot of IOE with "New FO's" It is one thing to try and orient them to a new airplane but to teach hold entries, How to fly using enroute charts, how to make an initial ATC contact, how to even repeat back ATC calls, etc. That is where the challenge is.
I do not expect the candidate to fly the aircraft perfect but they are instrument rated and most have CFII's but yet they can not even talk to ATC properly....they make the operation look real weak and embarass the callsign. They are commercial instrument rated CFII's they should be able to do that...regardless of time because they have the ratings...the problem is that they did not "earn" the ratings they "bought" them.
I have to be way on top of taxi instructions and hold short instructions etc..It is harder than single pilot IFR at times. When I was single pilot at least I knew I was single pilot.
On the other hand I have done some IOE with 400 hour guys (and girls) that handle the IFR enviornment well. I honestly place that to the fact that they had a good foundation in a good school that taught how to use the system from day one.
Just my observations.
ID