Comet4c
I agree with you, 10000 hrs to get in to EK, bit steep I think. GT is 5000 hrs just to do the initial Command assessment, but 5500 hrs to get to the training. This I understand is absolute minimum!!!. The goal-posts change all the time, depending on requirements.If EY is doing that, then go for it, you won't get a better chance, EVER, in any reputable airline. Think the time is a trifle low. It erodes the experience base, not to say it means that much, but experience has got so many guys out of trouble, when the s--t hits the fan. Don't turn down a Command, you may never get the chance again. Maybe ICAO/JAR/ FAA,etc should come out with an absolute minimum. Surely by now, it shouldn't be left to individual airlines. ( I'm talking about proper airliners, not necessarily heavy).Any bloke who has 10000 hrs, knows it's taken the best years of his/her life to get it. Look at all the wrinkled faces. Too much time in the Sun? NOT!!!. Too much time in the glare, with squinty eyes.
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