Originally Posted by crash&burn
Hi guys,
Long-time viewer, first-time poster.
The DODO tradition definitely had its advantages. Trainees and newbies were more than likely to come to a flight fully prepared in terms of route knowledge, radio frequencies, flight-deck SOPs and over-all attitude. This was probably due to the extensive "networking" available and provided by the upper-class to lower -class system.
But it is a brand new world.
Today, as one instructor duly noted, most Second Officers from AvSchool coming in training expect that they would be taught everything and are, consequently, left behind in the "loop of things" during a flight. The rationale is that having paid for their tuition, they have a right to expect to be taught everything. But their learning curve would be much less steeper had a more pervasive network of "info-dissemination" been at hand.
As you see, "putoks" are not completely useless.
This is not to imply that newer products are less capable, only more handicapped in the training process. However, it is still up to the individual trainee on how his training and career will eventually pan out.
Again, other airlines have dispatched this similar system and have come up with safe and proficient flight deck crew.
If this system is beneficial to PAL in the long-term, only time will tell.
Safe flying everyone
I totally agree with you, "c&b"!
The very first class that didn't undergo this "dodo" training in PAL Av School produced the first accident/incident in a very long time. That was when a Tomahawk clipped some power cables somewhere in Plaridel, Bulacan sometime in the very early 90's.
It's not just about the knowledge and its dissemination....it's a lot more about DISCIPLINE!
It's like this: Once you're there in the Av School "dodo" class, you hate all your upperclassmen because of what you & your classmates were being made to do or suffer...And you just can't wait to get out...
But the minute you're out, you can't help but thank these same upperclassmen for bringing you up to speed. And as you relive these experiences in your memories, you can't help but smile... What an unforgettable experience!
And this is what the others who say negative things about this "dodo" training don't have. So ex-"dodo" guys, just let them be...because they don't know what they missed. And you non-"dodo" guys, please stop demoralizing the ex-"dodo" guys...you don't know what you're talking about.