I am not being condescending, just commenting on previous posts by
VB pilots.
PUFF; Again it isn't time on type , but EXPOSURE. The AN incident ( as opposed to the QF accident ) was the direct result of rapid expansion BY PEOPLE with little experience. Indeed the skip did have 7500hrs on type, but by tying to do it single pilot and the "AN WAY " screwed the pooch.
NICEONE; Do you think a pilot with 2000hrs t-prop should get a command after 500hrs and be let lose ( with an f/o who has 1500hrs whizzing around Bankstown) to FIJI IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, MIDDLE OF A CYCLONE AND A BAG OF ETOP MELS?
QF have been recruiting, training and promoting at a breathtaking rate. Why then are there no pilots with Commands after 500hrs/ 12Months?