Originally Posted by
freightdog
No lucky streaks here, with improvements in our training across all fleet types and weeding out pilots not up to par; we are proactively trying to keep those safe flying hours up.
For example, we just finished totally revamping the Metroliner training program, flows, SOP, and checklists that will make this aircraft all that much more efficient and safer to fly by reducing workloads as critical times.
Exactly, and that's just upper managment and the training department's contribution.
Add to that, the effects of a prolonged recession on the experience level of our pilot group. There's no doubt the new guys coming in have been much more experienced, and the senior guys are slower to leave.
Add to that less late-night runs, fewer small aircraft types (Lances, 402's, many navajo's have been or are being grounded).
I could keep going, but I'd be mostly talking about stuff I've been impressed with at my own base and can't speak for AMF as a whole.