Originally Posted by
733driver
Couldn't agree more with "what next". Too often, especially in the U.S. do I hear the opinion that flying old, clapped out, poorly maintained piston twins in bad weather with lot's of commercial pressure is good preparation for a better job down the line. Wrong. It's just plain dangerous. We all make enough mistakes during our training and more importantly once out of training and all those mistakes teach us valuable lessons but one should not have to tempt fait by engaging in such cowboy flying.
Not all pilots, outside a very rigid SOP structure, as in an airline environment, or large outfit are cowboys.
Air experience does place one in a better position to stand up to commercial pressure.