Originally Posted by
Okihara
No doubt you're a good a pilot, no doubt you're probably right, and no doubt you're missing the point of this thread, namely: how do you land a FO job with 200 hours with a national airline?
Its all about statistics. The chances of the captain being incapacitated and the 200 hour second in command copilot having to take over control and fly the aircraft solo, is so remote as to be not even considered. In addition the vast majority of the second in command's training for the type rating is based upon automatic pilot skills. . Manual handling skills taught in the simulator are relegated to an absolute minimum in order to reduce total simulator time and thus costs. . Handling skills gained or taught during line training are the same - SFA. It's all about button punching. So with handling skills training reduced to low priority by both the regulator, the manufacturer and the operator, then a 200 hour second in command is statistically acceptable. It has been happening in Europe for many years with minimum disruption to services.