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Old 20th Nov 2010, 22:24
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Capt Kremin
 
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You are correct Professor. QF pilots are no more experienced than the general airline community. And that is the point.

But if people like you get your way, that will change. Jetstar will be the first Australian based jets to have L-platers on the flight deck. You would have no idea, but 200-1500 hour airline pilots are L-platers, no matter how well they are trained.

The accidents/incidents will come, as sure as night follows day. A crew will lose situational awareness going into Queenstown perhaps? A tired captain will make a bad decision and his FO will have no background, no frame of reference to question that decision. People will die, lives will be wrecked, but as long as people like you grow richer, who cares?

Unless you happen to be on one of those flights. Tell us all-seeing omnipotent one.. which flight would you rather be on?
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