They are trained to manage a fully automated efis flight deck with a FMC.
Not a crappy old steam instrument none auto pilot TP.
And apart from anything else there is nothing at all to differentiate them all.
They don't want to fly a crappy old TP they want to fly a fancy jet. They only reason why they apply is because they have run out of fancy jets to apply to and are just wanting to fly anything which is multi crew.
And its easier for us if we get pilots with more developed handling skills which a 1000 hour instructor has.
And the other thing is they are all exactly the same, no life experience, nothing that leaps out at you, just the same format with the same everything on them. If you were going to take one you might as well just fan them out on a wall and throw darts at them to choose the ones for interview. Phoning the schools for references doesn't help because they will just go into sales mode and try and sell you cadet programs or send you someone else who is meant to be "the best of the year"
Yes yes, Bealzebub very droll, Ok ICAO compliant licenses, there is of course the none compliant licenses as well flying in European airspace but of course they are not flying commercial aircraft and are on national licenses such as the UK's NPPL.
Last edited by mad_jock; 21st Apr 2014 at 23:03.