Originally Posted by
FL11967
Lots been said about pilots who can't hand fly. So a Virgin Australia 777 driver would get more hand flying or a 737 driver doing island hopping with different terrain, airports and 3-4 sectors a day? Poor pilots are not those who cannot fly manual but those who do not have sufficient understanding of the increasingly complex aircraft systems. In particular, the flow on effects and consequences when a part of that system fails.
It’s more a culture problem that originates way back to even CPL training. Which is why a lot of Asian carriers send them to Australia. Indonesia does not.
A Virgin 777 pilot has most likely been on the 737 for a number of years before moving up.