Originally Posted by
pineteam
I think it’s a bit sad to start immediately after school on an airliner as a young pilot. It’s not very challenging and as fun as flying in the bush for example with twin old pistons from the 60th/70th or Cessna Caravan where you land on place you won’t even believe it’s a runway. It really builds your confidence. Flying on your own with basically no rule, multiple different aircraft at the same time, with no paperwork whatsoever except the techlog and no QAR was kinda dangerous, but as a young pilot it’s so much fun.
And it's also dangerous. Plenty of pilots have lost their lives in light aircraft bush flying. We shouldn't expect new pilots to do that in order to get an airline job. Not everyone wanting to be a pilot desires an "adrenaline rush". Some are more attracted to the advantages of flying airliners than light bush aircraft. If they do want an adrenaline rush take up skydiving or bungee jumping.
Saying that I fly with a lot of guys who only flew ATR or Jet before and most of them are very good pilots. For a safety point of view I don’t think it’s an issue as long as they are properly trained
So what's the problem then.