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Old 4th Feb 2002, 03:03
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I don’t think that military pilots aren’t good enough to fly as an airline pilot however they must fly several hours on RH seat following a sequence and career as all pilots from commuter and GA do before exposing their left arm to the sun’s rays. Shooting at banners, fast flights just a foot above the ground, precision landings on aircraft carriers or dogfights are good events to impress girlfriends but aren’t a free ticket to get an airline pilot job. Direct-entry captains? Hummm.... .As a training pilot, with some experience in SE Asia, I’ve already seen and heard many stories about poor performance from AF Aces. Today airlines, shareholders, customers and all families involved want much more from the guys in the cockpit. . .When things are faster than expected as a result we can see and wait a lot of incidents and accidents.... .Based on SJ888 report, it seems Koreans have not learnt yet.
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