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Old 19th May 2006, 03:23
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paco
 
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No, but I certainly wouldn't be expecting to sweep the hospital floors. I would expect to be mentored by a senior surgeon.

Northern Mountain had a policy of new CPLs sweeping the floors or staying behind the ops desk for two years before they started flying. As a result, they lost currency and interest and it cost the company a LOT more when it came to finally getting them qualified than if they'd just given them some flying to do. In six weeks at Fort St John one year I did over 76 hours that could have been done by a junior pilot.

I've never agreed with the philosophy that "It was good enough for me, so it's good enough for you". That attitude is why children still get beaten. It's time to change it, otherwise the new people will have be brought in in such a hurry that they will make the same mistakes all over again.

Phil
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