To be fair I don't actually think getting all the pilots to go through a skills test with external examiners is neither unfair or a over reaction.
I have seen quite a few auld boys get signed off by there mates who were well known for poor performance followed by the next week by reaming out and poor grading of some one that wasn't in the auld boys club but known as a good operator by the same TRE.
If you speak to the sim partners you hear of all sorts of stupidity not even getting mentioned in the de-brief.
Its not just an Asian problem it happens in Europe as well.
Last edited by mad_jock; 7th Feb 2015 at 13:19.