Originally Posted by
Gordy
Agree to a certain extent. I am check airman for our company and can tell you that the pilots who are former CFI “circuit queens” can actually fly an approach and departure to the Standards set by the FAA in the PTS, (practical test standards), and can actually perform an autorotation without “mentoring”. Those that were not “circuit queens” require “training to proficiency” each year.
So,...the guys who built their time doing takeoffs, landings, and autos, are better at doing, takeoffs, landings, and autos?
Wow! You just blew my mind!