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Old 27th Apr 2015, 08:04
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seasexsun
 
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I went from ATR to B737NG, trust me the medium/heavy turboprop is much more work on board and do require more "pilot" skills (climb sequence, eng flame out after V1, icing, landing, non RNAV hold pattern, non precision approach with a lot of mental math to do, etc). The only reason why airlines take only young teens with no experience is because today's modern jet are very automatic and reliable and today's pilots are just there to press buttons and take selfies during cruise with their smartphone. Sad but true.
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