Originally Posted by
floatsarmed
If they think that they can just slide a new bum onto the Captains side in the 412 from elsewhere in the company then they are dangerously deluding themselves! Being a great longranger driver with many thousands of hours does not readily translate to being a competant Captain of an IFR "systems" aircraft without the requisite time, training and experience being invested into said pilot by the company. The Customs contract up in the Strait is worth a heap of dollars so I hope it doesn't end up in someone having a monumental prang just because they got stuffed into a seat they were not quite ready for?
If the above comes true I wouldn't be surprised to see more crewies walk.
Who in their right mind would want to be in a machine at night, in the gloop, low level with a pilot who has limited experience in that type.
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