Originally Posted by
Jonty
I have to say I don’t think the command course should be easy to pass.
The level of skill, discipline and maturity required to take a multimillion dollar aircraft and 200+ lives to some very interesting and challenging places means that the command course should be stretching, it shouldn’t be easy, it should be challenging.
It should leave the candidate feeling like they can cope with any realistic emergency the aircraft can throw at them in a timely and considered fashion while maintaining a high level of safety.
Not all 5-10,000 hour FOs are able to demonstrate this.
it’s supposed to be a course ? You’ve passed the assessment , now they teach you .
Its not supposed to be yet another chop ride- if you make it too hard people come out with their new found confidence in tatters .
It will never be “ easy “ regardless , unless you are a cross between chuck Yeager and A super computer