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You have misinterpreted my comments. I agree that there is absolutely nothing preventing a helicopter pilot of whatever provenance from becoming a superb airline pilot. However, the difference in flying environments is huge and he does have a steeper learning curve than a fixed wing trainee. I speak from experience, having had a number of straight through helo guys in the right hand seat straight after line training. Most recognised the hill that they had to climb and got stuck in. Sadly, a few were convinced that they were aces from the word go and fared accordingly.
I liked the comment from one of the ex-helo men that they liked NDB approaches as they always ended up facing into the wind!
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