Originally Posted by 43Inches
and a certain carreer path.
Well, no kidding there mate, 7 years as a Rex FO anybody? Make no mistake, Rex will be trapping their cadets as FO's for as long as possible. Why do you think they make such limited mention of ATPL's in the FAQ, and make no effort to include ATPL theory in the course?
Originally Posted by 43Inches
There is no doubt that experience will help in extreme situations but it still comes from what you have EXPERIENCED including the training you recieved.
Extreme situations are exactly when experience is needed! Sure, you can practice unusual attitudes in training, but the bigger concern here is decision making when encountering bad weather and controlled airports with a bank up of traffic, this is not something that can be covered adequately in a 32 week course. If a captain becomes incapacitated flying into Sydney in deteriorating conditions, do you really think passenger safety will be up to scratch with a cadet of 180TT behind the controls?
Originally Posted by 43Inches
Iam not in favour of inexperienced captains who are inadequately trained and left with a bag of luck
No, but two out of three ain't bad, right?
