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Old 14th Aug 2011, 11:03
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Centaurus
 
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For decades we have hired pilots that had thousands of hours to fly our airliners. Now some airlines are hiring kids who just got out of basic flying school. The two left in this AF airplane needed a supervisor. They had no clue what they were doing on their own if things got out of the norm.
You ain't seen nothin' yet. Over the next few years, just watch the thousands of 200 hour cadet airline pilots in Asia coming off the sausage machine flying schools in Australia, Asia and USA. They may be able to type at 80 words a minute into the FMC; but situational awareness and flying ability is another thing altogether.
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