Originally Posted by
saturn
I disagree thoroughly.
So your saying this captain with over 6k hrs, having practiced stalls twice a year in sim for years, having practiced stalls countless times in his own training a decade before...needed 500 hours more as an instructor/banner tower/freight hauler/time builder to realize a stall shaker = pitch down. Wow what a solution, thats all it takes to assure a pilot recovers from the most basic procedure in flying, 1500hr, not 1400 nor 1000. Think of all of the airline pilots currently flying today that were hired under 1500 hrs. Im sure there are thousands out there.. scary huh? Why this 30 year captain could even be one of them!
Its the quality of experience you have, not just quantity. Thats the whole point I was making. ATP guarantees nothing without changes to what has to be learned. Flying in the military and getting out 11 years later still doesn't get many to ATP mins.
Yes, that is what I am saying. He/She never had time to master the basics - something more time flying with a student would have instilled, to the extent that even 20 years later a pilot with solid fundamentals wouldn't even have to think about how to react to a stall. Without a solid base of fundamental airmanship you see what happens. It is the same as Air France, who does not have a reputation for having a slack training program.
Your condescending tone clearly shows your lack of maturity, experience and maturity are two things lacking in this industry and something even the best training program cannot teach.