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Old 26th May 2019, 09:35
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Raw data flying ability is probably very good on the turbo prop guys when they arrive but the EK policy of mandatory autopilot above 10k, mandatory use of full time auto throttle, way fewer (but much longer) operating sectors and back of the clock, fatiguing rosters (with use of autopilot then becoming a very good idea) mean that we drag the turbo prop guys manual handling skills down to our own level quite quickly.

Way back when I was doing my own flying training I remember a Flight Safety poster which tried to define a superior pilot.

'A superior pilot is one who uses his superior judgement to avoid situations which might require the use of his superior flying skills!'

Very few pilots at EK (me included) now possess the latter and, due reduced experience levels, fewer and fewer have the former.

Swiss cheese anyone?
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