Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
With the exception being single-seat fighter pilots...of course...
Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Wouldn't be the first time I've spoken out of school on something...so educate me.
How much multi-crew flight experience (the kind captain152 referred to) do single-seat fighter pilots typically have before they get hired by a major airline?
Originally Posted by
dfwdavi8r
Having been there, done that and taught that (in both worlds), I couldn't agree more.
There is no substitute for the SA learned and it directly translates to a multi-crew environment (or any environment for that matter).
Just my opinion (and that of many hiring departments) 1000hrs flown 1.3 at a time in a tactical environment is worth probably 3-4 times that going point A to point B or being flown straight and level at FL350.
Single seat CRM is based on utilizing tools outside your cockpit and well as inside (meaning even a two cockpit situation where you are training as single seat). Your flight members, your command/control, ATC, and even other aircraft outside of your flight all can contribute (on the tactical level it could even be the coordination while performing CAS or SAR for example). It has ben a long hard sell to some in the single seat world but it has been integrated pretty well into the system and the newbies *this term refers to even seasoned people now) have been ingrained with the idea from day one in the training programs.
It has been a transition for me, but I'd say MOST of it has been a transition to the *easier* side of the road because it has been task shedding rather than the transition from multi-crewed to single pilot mindset where all of the sudden you are responsibile for everything.
USMCFLYR