Originally Posted by
ctacik
@WaylanderShade does Prg stands for Prague?
What @skyguardian88 says about for Czech LET410 drivers are serious allegations man.
Can you help the conversation?
I bet you know all the details and you can tell something for theirs and ab defence
I am not speaking in anyone's defense, but from reading here it sounds like they like hiring people with good manual flying skills, both in the past and now. The Jetstream 31/32 and Let 410 are not the easiest aircraft to fly (I speak from experience on the JS31/32). Basic six pack pretty much, no autopilot in most of them. Tricky to land well. The type of operations they usually fly will likely include a lot of visuals and non-precision approaches. I would generally trust pilots that have a year or two on a type like that to have some above average manual flying skills.
Likely they would prefer them to have the EFIS/FMS/FMA experience, but it usually takes more time and effort to add the skills to make a good pilot out of a good systems operator than the other way around. So if given the choice between someone with 500hrs EFIS/FMS aircraft experience but likely only disconnecting the autopilot in the last 1000ft, or someone with 500hrs of pure manual flying...
In the end it is the employer's prerogative I suppose, but it does not suit them to advertise one thing and act differently.