Re: The Civil-way
Paco,
Where is it written the "military pilots have the emergencies right on the button?
My experience has been most large organizations like the military that are concerned with standardization oft times ignore "concepts" over "ritual" meaning they grab the checklist when the red lights and horns come on and skip over the "fly and think" part of the drills.
I would rather the pilot think his way through a problem rather than try to do a correlation exercise between the gongs and lights and a printed page.
Vortex,
Keep motivated...you have every bit the opportunity the military guys do...put your best foot forward...show you are willing to learn, work hard, and represent yourself and your employer well....and you will get on just fine. Your advantage is you will have fewer bad habits to break than some of the guys that have been at it a while.
There is a growing shortage of pilots and the future looks bright for young folks that are seeking a career in aviation.