Originally Posted by
dr dre
And you know what? Q Group has been training low houred ab-initio pilots through various schemes (Cadetship, Traineeship, Future Pilot Program (Uni), QGPA) onto the Q400 (and -300 as well) for near on 2 decades free from serious incident. Numerous Captains and Training Captains from their ranks too.
No reason why this won’t continue with the advent of the QGPA.
Hence the last part of my comment about the respective training establishments and their history of success 🤷♂️
Although for what it’s worth, they were not free from serious issues. There are a number of changes to SOP, Company Policy and training requirements which were a result of low time pilots struggling to handle the aircraft and conditions. They also require between 50-100% more training, so not exactly the same as a direct entry hire either.