Crwjerk, I know that and I also know that the vast majority of our pax Captains would have no problem with it in the slightest. It just amuses me that there are some in the company who view freighter Captains as less competent or inferior.
This attitude is often from those who have spent a significant portion of their career flying the same route for 20+ years and landing at the same weight every time. Take these guys out of their comfort zone and send them to Mumbai in the crappy weather and nightmare ATC that we all know so well, landing at 300T, and some of them are nervous wrecks when they start the approach.
The point that Oval was trying to make in respect of experience is valid. I have flown with many excellent FOs who have remarkable backgrounds, often with 1000s of hours in command, are clearly competent, and ready to move to the left seat straightaway. It's not the CX command course that gives them these attributes, they already have them.