brokeflyer
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No we are not talking abot that. This thread drifted into a discussion of PIC time. That led to where would be the best place to build the skills to be a PIC. Someone compared 700 hours year as a measure vs the lower time F-15 guy. My point is 700 hr of watching the auto-pilot does not compare to the intensity of the training environment of the military. Learning to be an airline pilot is just another training event for the military guy and their success rate for low time guys speaks for itself.
ditto that, but the chances are the F15 fighter jock will have a much higher probability of successful completion of training. The F-15 guy has some real PIC time. Plus he is in a constant training cycle. He has been screend well beyond the average civilian pilot and faced a far more stringent a elimination program. BTW the USAF flight time forms may be a bit more accurate than other ways of logging flight time.
That's a bunch of crap
The f15 guy is clueless when it comes to shooting an approach in bad weather conditions with low ceilings. This is the type of flying we do in the civilian world. Also the crew concept is very important in the civilian world. The fighter jock is behind on both counts.
As per above, the success of all military pilots in the transisiton to civilian flying speaks for itself. re some slower to catch on than others, probably, but not unique to military pilot. They are rapid learners. It seems they do get head of the line privileges at places like DAl, FedEx, SWA, JUS, etc.there must be something to that.No doubt CRM is an issue for single seat types, but they do learn. Why is it that Delta and Southwest have always favored fighter types? Try that in close fingertip. Clueless in wx? Hardley.
That's a bunch of crap
The f15 guy is clueless when it comes to shooting an approach in bad weather conditions with low ceilings. This is the type of flying we do in the civilian world. Also the crew concept is very important in the civilian world. The fighter jock is behind on both counts.
Yes the ever so difficult ILS to low ceilings. When I flew for Uncle Sam that was the easy part of my day. ACM, gunnery, and later when I flew helo's: hoisting, were way more challenging that shooting approaches in bad weather. In fact there was no comparison. When you break out of the clouds I am pretty sure your runway is pretty long and stationary.