What a genius. Let’s not look at a pilot’s history or current capability. Let’s just look at whether they hold a piece of paper. Bonuses all round. Sorry Delta T but you’re a long way wide of the mark.
A surgeon’s ihstory snd demonstrated standards are generally well known in the industry. A lawyer can generally point to significant case work that they’ve done and it’s easily (and quickly) verifiable. (Let’s also leave aside the different structural hoops that people in those industries jump through before they’re offered a job). For a pilot we do NOT generally know their history or current capability. We can infer some things from the airline an applicant comes from but that’s about it- an inference. So a one hour sim is a pretty quick and cheap way to back up the piece of paper and ensure that the candidate has the foundational level of skills upon which they can be further trained.
Interestingly I’ve previously heard that line of argument about lawyers, surgeons and pilots bandied around the place. Normally it’s by people who understand very little about all three professions. No prizes for guessing what industry those people are normally in.
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DeltaT
So anyone heard of airlines dropping ANY of those tests in interview rounds lately that they normally do?...no.
You expect airlines to advertise this? Having worked with people that have recruited pilots for Ansett, AirNZ, Qantas and Jetstar I can guarantee you that at certain times standards have been adjusted downward to ensure that supply continues.