Originally Posted by
Riding the Goat
Skippers have QF cadets in the right seat of their Dash's.
Whats not normal about that. 200hr pilots in the UK are in the right seat of 737 and bigger!
What's not normal is that in Australia there is no need to do it. The reason that airlines do is that QF is slipping them a few George Washingtons to take their cadet pilots.
In Europe and Asia 200hr co pilots are only there out of necessity as there is no alternative. However a few operaters are now starting to realise that having cadets is no such a great idea as they are now struggling to find people to qualify as direct entry captains.