SHHHH this was supposed to be a secret!!!!!!!!!

[Captzaahlie]

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S331920.shtml?cat=1&v=1



Inexperience in the cockpit

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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS exposes what some call inexperience in the cockpit—pilots hired with a fraction of the flying hours once required by regional airlines...<img alt="" border="0"> Regional airline tips and facts
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[Max Q]

Cliffnotes: The regionals are the only ones out there right now making mistakes and it's all because of low time FO's.

-Brett

 

[beechjetdriver]

We can deny it all we want, but the report on KSTP isn't far from the truth. Regional airlines are hiring with very little experience. Time will tell if this is bad for safety.

 

[Poahi]

Here's the problem though, the crashes they cite - at least two of them had experienced Captains. (Pinnacle and Comair).

 

[spg2bmd]

Pinnacle has the highest mins.. hahahahahahha!!!!

 

[deadstick]

We can deny it all we want, but the report on KSTP isn't far from the truth.

...except some of their numbers were too high.

Some of the first B-roll was of Compass planes. The expert being interviewed is identified as a NWA union rep. Hmmm...

 

[Say Again Over]

In Europe and Asia it's normal for Ab Initio students to go directly to aircraft such as the A320 with less than 300 total time and less than 100 hours multi-engine time, no big deal, they do just fine.

 

[www.]

In Europe and Asia it's normal for Ab Initio students to go directly to aircraft such as the A320 with less than 300 total time and less than 100 hours multi-engine time, no big deal, they do just fine.

But the real question is do they wear their I-Pods in the aircraft when they fly?

 

[Axel]

In Europe and Asia it's normal for Ab Initio students to go directly to aircraft such as the A320 with less than 300 total time and less than 100 hours multi-engine time, no big deal, they do just fine.

This is not a valid comparison.


There is a big difference between a true ab initio training program and regional airlines hiring traffic watch pilots, training them to pass a video game checkride and turning them loose after 25 hours IOE

 

[Oakum_Boy]

I've been saying that forever. The ab initio students in Europe are very carefully screened for personality, IQ, and everything else. In the US, I've seen both extremes of the spectrum make it to the line.