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Old 8th Oct 2006, 00:16
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DeltaSix
 
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Originally Posted by Cessna1052
Hi D6,

PAL expect you to be proficient on your so called Basics, which includes Instrument flying.
This Guy being quoted has been there for a long time(he retired or going to retire supposedly as an A330/340 FO), but was given a chance to be a Capt to be utilized til his 65th yrs of age.
PAL is no small airline to start with, so i can say that training dept has long time ago polished its System.(some unperfect areas i'll presume, but the last time i was there i would consider it within Standard).
its either Pilots forgotten their Basics or Pilots never learned the Basics from the start.

Cheers,
C1052
Hi C1052

I can't believe that someone can retire as just an F/O. You would think that they would have progressed to Capt by that time. But i guess to each his own. He probably just needs a refresher to polish him up.

Cheers mate
D6
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