"The other thing to keep in mind is the type of flying in New Zealand is completely different to the type of flying in Australia and you have complexities in the New Zealand aviation landscape with respect to Queenstown and Wellington flying," he said.
Kelpie, great work.
Queenstown, QF has dedicate Queenstown approved crew, I believe requiring an additional sim annually, so yes this is flagged as a "challenging" port due to terrain/short/30m. Wellington doesn't have any additional restrictions, but it is short (1814m) & the wind / terrain shape can create mechanical turbulence that would make it high risk for a 200 hour cadet.
The Senator asked the CASA fellow something like, "These cadets joining Jetstar may have 300 hours and as little as 200 hours. Doesn't that worry you? The low level of experience?
CASA replied, "No, Its a only hand-eye coordination thing"
So when are we going to drop the special requirements to operate into these places as it is only a
"hand-eye coordination thing"
Isn't the very fact that these requirements exist as well as different requirements for command compared with FO logically conclude that experience does count? Indeed it's in their own requirements stipulated in their own manuals.