JB
"The new breed of pilot starts flying a jet as an SO and as a consequence misses out on that Vital stick and rudder basic training . It’s not their fault it’s just how it is today"
Well said JB however a key bit of critical info is missing in your missive. To say "it's just how it is today" misses out on the why it is this way today. That missing bit is the reason and it falls directly into the lap of corporate boards and senior airline "leadership" with our current DFO being a perfect example.
You drive a Flight Ops department in a top down budget driven manner with no regard to the expertise of the people who operate the equipment and this is what you get. How many modern aircraft have fallen out of the sky in the last 10 years, why ?
It was getting bad in the US, for the same reasons, and the government finally had to intervene, dictate and enforce minimum standards of experience and qualifications on any aircraft over 5700 Kg.
In Asia - every regulator ineptly looks the other way at these sorts of (costly) standards and we (including right here in HK)can have a brand new FO in a brand new shiny Heavy Widebody aircraft with little over 100 hrs TOTAL time (solo time not necessarily required).
This situation is 100% about cost. A cost airlines are not willing to pay - just look around. Uber pilots on the way and why bother with those nasty expensive things called experience and training.
Last edited by Flex88; 8th Jan 2018 at 18:30.