Swinging the propellers in the sunshine is way over-rated... GA wankers....
...and you'd be making that comment from a Cadetship or Defence Force background no doubt Walter?
Tell me then Walter, over the past decade why have European and Asian Carriers been so active (to this day!), in their hiring of Aust/NZ "GA/Regional wankers"???
Min time/cadets/MPL came about
because of the shortage of such experienced "GA/Regional wankers" from many countries worldwide.
From what I have experienced in my 20 years so far is that, no matter what training is given, you can not substitute (GA ******) command time. I have witnessed those that have tried and when under the pump after a so called "routine flying" takes a non-normal, they have crumbled and leaned on the often more experienced F/O heavily, or it's all gone to ****e simply because they have had no experience/real incidents to draw/learn from.
Sadly now the profession is just about putting 2 bums on the seats in the pointy end, so long as they have a license. I hear and read Pornstar NZ accordingly, are having to draw F/O's from a pool of
SJS candidates willing to accept the tripe on offer, as the experience simply is no longer around (granted NZ Regionals still have a large pool of experience, living regionally).
I've certainly taken my shades off, because the short term future of this industry is not so bright, with "the race to the bottom". It's fast becoming a financially insane profession to personally maintain.
Happy Landings
