Originally Posted by
jeff122670
Military trained pilots are a 10000000 times better than the BEST civilian trained pilots coming right out.
Also, you cant replace experience. A 1500 hour guy has just "seen it more...and seen more" than a 200 hour CFI.
When you are hauling customers around, getting them there safely is really all anyone cares about....especially the customer.
Would you, as a passenger, prefer to have a 1500+ hour guy up front or an ERAU special up front?????
Its not that easy. There are even military pilots that are idiots. A previous poster said it best. There are 250 hour wonders that can fly the wings off a plane better than anyone, and there are 10,000+ hour pilots who couldn't perform the same. The hours and type of training don't matter, to an extent. Its the individual. I don't entirely believe that you can "train" someone to be a good pilot. I think good decision making and sound judgement is a God given ability, you either can multi task and stay calm or you cant. Although we do teach to make good decisions, at the end of the day.... its a subjective ability IMHO.