p51guy
Setting an hours limit on new hires is not the answer, it is training. I flew most of my career in British Airways. For many years now cadet pilots from the flying schools joined us with 250hrs or so and trained straight on to B737/B757-767 and A320 with no problems. After the technical conversion course up to 50 sectors were flown under supervision and then restricitions placed on flyng with new Capts. for some time.
These early cadets are now Capts. with BA and we have had no accidents or incidents due to low houred pilots.
Just one comment on the difference I found with CAA versus FAA Type Rating courses I have been through. The FAA minimum height loss rule during stall training concentrated more on height loss to pass the test, rather than teaching lowering the nose enough to unstall, and then concentrate on min height loss, as in the CAA sylabus.
Last edited by cessnapete; 21st Dec 2009 at 10:49.