Originally Posted by
kdoner
I was just referring to your comment about pvt. pilot skills are not necessary for airline flying skills... (the MD11 capt. who didnt know what a sectional was or something like that) just sorta relating it to.. how sometimes we gotta do what we dont wanna do (i.e.- as kids mowing the lawn or taking out trash) yea those chores arent gonna help him/her as a professional lawyer, architect, what have you... but its the life lessons that overall that keep us straight.
If you put some young guns in a RJ from day 1.... yea they'll be great, but...ONE WORD- basics...
*** when i have kids and when it comes the day to teach em to learn to ride a bike, i'm not gonna put him/her on 10-spd schwinn.. i dont care if he/she wants to be lance armstrong... u bet its the $45 huffy at wal-mart first...***
just an example.... please dont bite my head off if you did learn on a 10-spd schwinn
The basics of yesterday are useless today.
You were spared a lot of crazy stuff that they use to train pilots for in the 1940's. An airline pilot can get by just fine without most of what is taught in smaller planes. The sport pilot license is proof that the FAA can cut out what is not needed to create a more efficient training system for the goal at hand. A pilot who is committed to flying jets professionally could cut the time of training greatly and focus on what they really need to learn.
Sport Pilot license today. Commercial MEL 121 limitation tomorrow. Just because we all had to learn that stuff doesnt mean it is necessary.
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