Originally Posted by
vilas
Absolutely! I keep saying this all the time. Line flying is not a training flight. Some training is inevitable but should be kept to minimum. We are there not for ourselves but for a purpose.
Stateside, we do a great deal of training on the line. The sim only goes so far. You start your line training with a training CA. Thereafter, the training continues with line captains / FO’s who teach you how it’s done. The “training” footprint would be enormous otherwise.