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Quote"But an Air NZ pilot in his 50s believes the A320 training is insufficient, requiring only about 20 hours of actual flying compared to around 100 hours for his initial command training.
"Boeing and Airbus are completely poles part in technology, their logic. You've got to go right back to basics and re-learn all over again.
"For a guy who has flown a Boeing for 30-plus years, there's certain habits formed and it's difficult to pick up the new logic."
The pilot believed Air NZ had used the training as a way of "weeding out" older staff.
"Some instructors are brilliant, one in particular is absolutely diabolical. All they have to do is bring out the bad cop and you're sure to have issues.
"These guys aren't being given the chance to make the grade, they're not being given the training. It's a culling for sure."..............end quote
This wouldn't be you,would it Sid???