Originally Posted by
172capt
Airlines have OUTSTANDING training but you can't train ADM, thats something you learn over time. Time that should be spent in a small piston aircraft not a RJ with 50 people on board.
Here are a couple of things I've heard over the years:
"I've logged more hours standing in line at the Commissary than you have in the aircraft."
"What happens when you run out of altitude, airspeed, and experience all at the same time?"
Some more thoughts:
You cannot compare military training to ANYTHING. In civilian training, you are the consumer and can keep paying to play. Uncle Sugar gives you a couple of shots and then the door if you don't cut it.
I just watched a video filmed by the FO during the River vis at DCA. How about professionalism? Naah. Made a cool video. Can you imagine what the PAYING pax would think?
ADM comes with experience. Every license is a license to learn, but by the time a pilot gets to the front of a 121 aircraft, s/he should have had some time to learn a few lessons. Get them out of the "Killing Zone" before putting the on a transport cat aircraft.