Originally Posted by
Brakerider
I at no point intended to compare the Cadetship to anything more or less "real" than GA experience. I merely wanted to draw the comparison between Regional Turboprop flying to an A320.
I agree, re REX cadetship, at least you get experience operating into uncontrolled airports, less automation etc. It's a middle ground, with GA obviously being the most 'real' flying experience, and Jetstar being the least.
I will admit, with sums of money like this being thrown in training I can understand why people would want to avoid GA is the can.