Alex:
Thanks for the information. Very much appreciated.
Tinstaafl:
Your points and question seem valid. I am not basing my assesment of the Cananadian versus JAA method on safety as I should. I am actually confident in saying that Canada has one of the safest aviation industry's in the world. My point is in regards to the level of training that is given here as compared to other Western nations. The philosiphy here in Canada is in my mind the apprentice type system. We have a ton of aircraft in the is country and many of which operate in some very remote and harsh environments. This is where many young pilots get their start. The learning curve in the Arctic/North is very steep. Young Canadian pilots develop excellent hands and feet plus unusally good decision making skills very quickly. That is because we simply have to. In Europe many young pliots find their first job in a large turbo prop or a jet. In this scenerio their superior knowledge from their initial trainng comes into play. The transition to this job is a big step and is made easier by more rigid training. That being said they are for the most part not given the responsibility as early on as we would be. What you get is 2 pilots at say 1500 hours who are very different (Instructors not included). Their abilities are very different. All I am trying to say is that Canadian standards are a little behind the times. JAA standards are a little excessive but in my mind the better way to be headed into the future. Transport Canada is aware of this and things are changing.......slowly. I hope this maybe clears up my point a little. It seems at times to be a little contradictory but it is how I feel. Our system needs to be tightened up. The times are changing and so should we.