Originally Posted by
The_Equaliser
No. After pilots course off to IFC, If successful then off to the bomber or fighter conversion course of about 6 months. Once that is done into a highly supervised and authorised Cat system that restricted operations and who you could be crewed with. No where near the same. Plus training all the way through is more thorough, intense and with a higher performance standard. MPL not so much. Are some here actually saying that unlike any job in the world an airline pilot job requires little experience or that experience is of no value?
Mark Fallon was 19 yrs old when he qualified on the F111. Was at 1 FTS when 22yrs old. And unfortunately did not come back from a mission when 24yrs on his second F111 tour.
It hasn't always been like now.