It is correct the 55T rule was there for the accelerated guys about 8 years ago however for the normal upgrade i.e 3 years in the company the 55T rule came in after Melbourne.
It was a knee jerk reaction from the company but at the same time it was when we had some very poor new pilots joining from regional jets who required large amounts of extra training and as a result of this all the regional jet pilots got placed in the same boat no matter how competent they were.
Last edited by emratty; 19th Mar 2011 at 18:58.
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