Originally Posted by
iggy
I have seen two and a half years from first time in a cockpit to Command of a medium jet. That is 5 recurrent checks. That is 40 hours of emergencies and lofts before being in charge of another cadet in the cockpit.
I’m confused, are you saying this is sufficient experience or are you saying it’s not? Because if you’re saying it is let’s be honest, it’s 40 hours of simulated emergencies, zero actually emergency situations, and by no means enough to be a competent commander. Let’s say during your flying career on average you experience 1 big non normal situation per year. That means after 10 years you’ve got 10 different situations in your past to draw lessons from, after 2.5 years you will only have 2. I know which level of experience I would prefer in my captains.