Ginjockey,
Cadet training and others alike might be at a much greater advantage in the training fase but the majority that come through that still know next to bugger all with regard to comand judgement and overall common sense approach to situations.
GA is a proving ground for this experience.
You say flying outback in a baron only makes a good baron pilot and has SFA re big jet flying.....What a crok of ....
Like instructing versus charter, Attitude, motivation, experience among other qualities make the pilot good. Operating techniques, speeds, procedures etc etc will of course be worlds in difference but that does not mean a pilot flying a baron is next to useless. I will not start a cadet bashing debate but I will say a great many of your so called better trained better qualified for BIG (wow) JETS pilots are so wet behind the ears and up themselves that they are more of a hindrence than a team member! Then they go and get experience and real world knowledge and hopefully get a burner job.
Hey hang on that's just like the baron pilot isn't it?
