Interesting to read that BA had Line Training FOs.
In my present company I (Captain) was "line trained" by a FO.
Was told that this was authorised but have not seen any documentation reflecting this. Said FO has approx 700 Total, 500 on type.
If the company says so then I accept it, especially as I get paid and am quite capable of doing it. But it did strike me as odd.
The way I understand it is that to line train one must have requisite experience.
What is the definition of "experience"?
In my company we are talking small Turboprops.
My understanding is that a line trainer should be in overall command and is capable of taking control if trainee screws it up. How likely is this if FO has one tenth of the experience of the Captain being "trained"?
If BA had LT FOs then I assume these people had many hours on type, at least 1500 hours and their ATPL in their pockets. Is this how it was?
I suspect that in my case the company's Captains couldn't be bothered so they pretended that this was the way forward. Have consulted the training manual but could see nothing allowing this to take place.
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