Originally Posted by
Beer Baron
goose1, rather than being offended why don’t you articulate what part of my post was “bullcrap”?
Are we to assume that you were such a good pilot when you joined that a 15 year break from takeoffs and landings will not in anyway have dulled your skills? Well good for you. I wish I could say the same but my extended stay in the back seat made my promotional training harder than it otherwise would have been and I have been glad for the many sectors since then to get back up to speed.
ok, your reference to take off and landing! And, that vertical promotion is a threat!
the main area that diminishes is in flight management ( if you allow yourself to get a bit lazy)!
a focused mindset and normal training (which has improved immensely in QF) is all you need for a successful transition!
In my opinion it would be a good thing to once again allow vertical promotion as there are a lot of highly experienced people who have been Rinned or held back due to their own circumstances, and would find it a refreshing change to be able to move to their desired position without arbitrary obstacles in the way.