Originally Posted by
currawong
No. Few applicants. The few that do turn up are not employed elsewhere for a reason, it seems.
Someone that can take off without doing quarter of a million dollars worth of damage to the aircraft.
Or land in less than five bounces. Or not need yellow post - its everywhere to remember checklists.
That sort of thing.
I have seen a post it note left beside the oil pressure to inform me that the gauge under reads by 20 psi. Worn out or gauges no longer working. Any number of switches not functional or unlabeled. In my time I have worked for an operator that used to wind back the tacho. 40 year old aircraft advertised for sale with 4000 hrs tt. There are some good gear out there but hell there is a lot of worn out crap.