Originally Posted by
Ellen
I couldn't agree more. If 300 hour or even 600 hour pilots are so experienced, than why doesn't Southwest, FedEx , JetBlue, AirTran, Alaska, Continental, Delta, et el hire them? It's because they don't have decision making skills, and lack of decision making skills leads to incidents and accidents.
If the media starts an isssue, it won't change a thing...
if anything, it'll rather be negative on the industry as a
WHOLE
300/600hr pilots DONT know it all, and they'll admit it also....
we just want to accelerate our lives other than going into armed forces...
flying right set on a 50 passenger jet isn't the worst thing an airliner can do.....the FO isn't making the decisions, the CA is...and who's that? A 2000+hr pilot....some1 with a lot more experience....what's the low timer really doing...maybe do the radios? Put the gear or flaps in? How much damage can he do?
And for ELLEN'S sake,....if the captain becomes unconscious...an accident waiting to happen...the FO WILL land the plane, and the pax WILL walk away thanking the young good looking stud GREATLY!
