Boy there’s some crap in here.......most Pilots experienced on type with thousands of hours in the Aircraft and the Sim would have very little difficulty learning to drop fire retardant AFTER a suitable amount of training on the ground and air and appropriate testing.....
Sure, not all would be suitable at it but most would have the ability to adapt and survive in what is a hostile environment for sure....
Obviously they should be rostered as FO for a while with an experienced CN to learn the ropes, I’m not suggesting we stick 2 newbie Airline Pilots together...!!
So some here are saying that 10,000 hours experience ( sometimes even on type ) counts for nothing? Really?
Last edited by ACMS; 20th Sep 2020 at 04:07.