Originally Posted by
Offchocks
Both have been heavily involved for a number of years with the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) south of Sydney. Together, the aircraft they have flown are the DC3, Caribou, Convair 440, Lockheed Super Constellation, Lockheed Neptune, PBY Catalina plus others.
They have been Senior Check Pilots with Qantas and ....
Given the preliminary report's finding that only the captain's rating included the Convair while the FO didn't have the appropriate type rating, the LAME was handling controls, CRM was lacking and no one followed the engine fire checklist, ... perhaps being Senior Check Pilot with Qantas isn't so impressive or reassuring title for paying pax.