Having training experience in both short and long haul, it quickly became apparent to me that thousands of hours long haul counted for very little when weighed against the number of sectors achieved in short haul. I tend to agree with IcePack (#47) and that credence for instrument hours is rather worthless if it is achieved as PM (which is what the PF is doing with A/P engaged).
Maybe it is time for those now in control of the situation to give serious consideration to altering ones legal “experience count” from hours alone to hours divided by the number of sectors. This might seem cumbersome, but in these days of computerized log books, for those with high hours/sectors, it should present little problem. Would such a change be of benefit to the profession?
Prober
