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Old 27th Sep 2016, 14:43
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Experience is something you cannot learn but experience can also lead to complacency so while a Captain without experience maybe more cautious the Captain with experience has to guard against being less cautious
A less experienced Captain may give weather a larger Berth while the more experienced may take short cuts as he can read and interpret weather ahead better and its not just whats on the radar screen

I knew one Captain who could almost smell ICE where it would form, how fast and where it would not form. He was uncannily right and acted accordingly the same with turbulence. he knew how to get out and when to expect it

The low time Captains may not have quite that level of experience but also fly with a touch more caution which probably balances out
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