Originally Posted by
Flyboy1987
Because the guys that qualify DE have worked hard to meet those minimums. They've probably done everything in the power, sacrificed a lot, and taken on all advice the previous generation have given about building experience and the rest will follow, to be overtaken at the line by someone will 200 hours in their logbook. Surely a DE applicant would add more value in the cockpit and to the company than a freshie? Isn't that why just about every company in Australia has some sort of minimums?
Who's to say these UNSW guys and girls haven't made sacrifices? You make a comment about experience, there are some DE guys who arent setting the world on fire at present. The fact is everyone is trained to the same standard, the cadet v GA entrant argument has been done to death.
I'm struggling to grasp your comment about being 'overtaken', run your own race, worry about yourself.