Originally Posted by
dr dre
This was more because of the design of the controls of the Airbus and maybe a poor training system than the amount of hours the pilot had before flying a transport category aircraft. This was the PF's first rotation of the jet, how would having thousands of hours in light aircraft have made a pilot invulnerable to overrotation in a fly by wire jet with side sticks that they had never flown before?
Utter bollocks. The Airbus system is only a problem for those that don't want to accept it and adjust to it.
As for pilot experience helping, I completely disagree with what you're saying. A pilot with experience will more likely pick up on the rapid rotation rate earlier in the piece and arrest it. Also, when you've got plenty of experience, you're more likely to be smoother and more controlled with your control inputs.
Cadets appear to be here to stay, but to say they're just as safe as an experienced direct entry FO is a long stretch.
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