Okay,
I have a few questions that perhaps those more qualified/experienced than I can answer;
1. I have no desire to go straight to jets, in the long term yes, but not to begin with. Does this proposal mean that my chances of ever flying jets will be diminished by such airline oriented training?
2. How proficient would such a training programme be given the significantly large amount of synthetic training. Will this breed a generation of button pushing pilots that will eventually be aircraft commanders? This could be a very short period of time with the likes of Ryanair, et al.
3. How will this effect those currently engaged in training programmes, modular or integrated, and should those considering starting training within the next year - like me - wait?
4. What is wrong the current system, other than trying to get a job at the end of your training?
I agree that most of the training platforms used by FTO’s are antiquated in comparison to the Glass environment of many modern commercial aircraft. But surely all the principles are the same, it’s just a different front-end to display the information.
If it is the case, that there is a projected shortfall of pilots and this is a proposal to meet the deficit, the safe option must be to extend the retirement age - it’s still 55 for BA is it not? - force low our pilots into an apprenticeship type training where competency and proficiency are paramount before being let loose.
I may be missing the point, but this is how I read the thread.
Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.
F.
