For another, I believe that the only member of the flight crew on AF447 who had come up from being a former FA was F/O Robert
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Recruitment of Drivers with Air France: Officially described today, three streams feeding pilot hiring in Co.
Drivers Cadets, ENAC, Drivers Air Force and Naval Aviation, Business Drivers
Drivers Cadets: These are men and women recruited Contest (Bac +2) and not strictly have no aviation background. They are intended to complete training at Air France, under the educational and cultural responsibility Instruction Air France. First flight on light aircraft and private pilot license (flying club) they evolve to the Professional Driver license accompanied by the qualification of flight instrument now called CPL / IR for Commercial Pilot License / Instrument Rules.
If successful this cycle, and after completing flight simulator (Airbus A300) a general adaptation training flight on Jet, including capacity building in terms of "basic skills" (keeping speed with the use of thrust in manual control with only classical instruments ie artificial horizon, airspeed indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator, "needle and ball" they are offered for a qualification on Airbus A320, which marks their entry into the Co. .
During this adaptation Jet (conventional aircraft: Airbus A300 Simulator) stall is studied and shown in various configurations.
Contrary to the destroyers Airbus from this so-called "generic aircraft" phase, the stall is studied, taught, and practiced the most universal manner, which "requires" priority to the reduction of incidence, and prudence in setting thrust ...
It is also clear in the Instruction formal document that this practice output approaching the stall is valid for all types of aircraft, including aircraft FBW (Fly By Wire "as the Airbus A320/330 / 340 and B777.
Pilot Pierre-Cedric Bonin and Frederic Naud (crash Toronto for the latter) have never been recruiting from "Cadet" said yet
"Ab Initio". Never! For the simple reason that they have both joined Air France as Steward, and enjoyed enormous benefits of Enterprise Committee of Air France to perform at the flying club their first Air France flight hours privately.
AIR FRANCE : Sélection des Pilotes et recrutement interne