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Old 19th Jan 2021, 01:19
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Originally Posted by getaway
6 week induction for ex VA pilots, flying ex VA aircraft ? Sounds like the public service or suburban train drivers who need 12 months to "learn" how to stop & go (driving a train is far more complicated than flying any aircraft) & get paid $250k a year.
Not all of them are ex VA pilots, and Rex still have to develop their own procedures, manuals, etc. etc. You can't just rock up to CASA with Virgin replaced with Rex on the manuals and expect it to be approved. Tiger tried that.

HR courses, sims, SEP's, all has to be done.
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