Boyz we all know, ground school is good, refreshers are good, and we have the state of the art equipment etc....but.....
Now that we can have new (maybe younger more experienced blood) in training sims and line, things might improve.
Unfortunately there are still are a number of dead wood trainers come checkers (old school, lucky to have got their positions in the beginning days) lurking around, who have had jack**** experience in training and who are excellent at checking and no clue as to how to give instruction, and who are clinging to their jobs as "trainers". A new manager might utilise some training experience out of his 2000 odd pilots and get some fresh blood and thoughts into what training is really about.
Boyz lets face it, the training side needs the likes of C.R. who was there for a short time, was praised for his positive change, and then somehow I guess became a threat to the old school and got sidelined. Now here was hope in the training section until he left.....then all reverted to the same old checking, rather than training. The bean counters should also take some blame for pressurising management that training is expensive and to cut down on sim time.
Boyz losing a hull (close as it was) can cost the whole airline. Safety is dependant on the quality of training.........thats all I have to say...
