Flyingdude
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Many people missing the point
Many of you are missing the point here. I have also flown with good pilots that were both low time and higher time. You are not a good pilot just because you have higher flight times. The point that many are trying to make is that those with more time dealt with wx and other factors that those without have not. These ab-initio programs have proven that a 200hr. pilot can fly a ILS as good as anybody else when things are going according to plan. It is getting the plane on the ground safely when things are going wrong(mechanical problems, weather, and rapidly changing conditions, etc.). Gaining this experience can only be done in the real world, not in a sim. That is why an extra 500--1000hrs. does make you more prepared to fly a jet. During those extra hours you are likely to encounter difficult situations that you must get yourself out of , and it is this that will make you a better pilot. It does not mean you are better soley because you have more hours, but instead better because you have gained more of the most important knowledge. Any 200hr pilot can be trained to fly profiles, but dealing with difficult situations in the air can only be done well by those who have survived them in the past. I am simply saying that someone with more time has a better foundation upon which to draw from.The majority of these low time pilots are very smart and will make excellent pilots. When the krap hits the fan you can only pull from your past experiences, if you have no previous real world experience then you are just another pilot that can fly a perfect ILS in normal conditions.
Many of you are missing the point here. I have also flown with good pilots that were both low time and higher time. You are not a good pilot just because you have higher flight times. The point that many are trying to make is that those with more time dealt with wx and other factors that those without have not. These ab-initio programs have proven that a 200hr. pilot can fly a ILS as good as anybody else when things are going according to plan. It is getting the plane on the ground safely when things are going wrong(mechanical problems, weather, and rapidly changing conditions, etc.). Gaining this experience can only be done in the real world, not in a sim. That is why an extra 500--1000hrs. does make you more prepared to fly a jet. During those extra hours you are likely to encounter difficult situations that you must get yourself out of , and it is this that will make you a better pilot. It does not mean you are better soley because you have more hours, but instead better because you have gained more of the most important knowledge. Any 200hr pilot can be trained to fly profiles, but dealing with difficult situations in the air can only be done well by those who have survived them in the past. I am simply saying that someone with more time has a better foundation upon which to draw from.The majority of these low time pilots are very smart and will make excellent pilots. When the krap hits the fan you can only pull from your past experiences, if you have no previous real world experience then you are just another pilot that can fly a perfect ILS in normal conditions.