Dear EXCRABgg
Experience - oh dear. What a misused word I find. I knew a man who retired from the civil service and he was described as a man who had 35 years experience. A soft voice at the back said " He came to work on the first day, and repeated it 10,000 times but never improved." That is the case in so may reports on pilot experience levels. USA 1500 hours experience before CPL. Europe 180. But if the 1500 was crop spraying or "hour building" the 180 at Oxford/Jerez ATO would be more valuable. "The captain had 10k hours before the crash. " Then we find he was in the Soviet Air Force for much of that time doing great things with solo fighter jets which hardly equips you to fly a civil airliner with much use of a level CRM playing field. And so on......... Just at thought that is often missed.