Originally Posted by
FlyingKat
The idea that these military guys are turned loose at 3 or 400 hundred hours is laughable. After they get their wings, military pilots still have to go through equipment training on type and specific training for their community, during which they are closely monitored, and have 600-800 hours by the time they get to a squadron and are completely finished with training. And guess what? The requirement for pilots with military training is 750 hours which is what these pilots should have when they are completely finished with their training pipeline. The only ones that won't are the pilots that wash out, which according to Bedford don't meet Republic's "high standards" LOL.
The fact that Lee Moak, a former military pilot, sat there like a potted plant and let Bedford make these ridiculous statements tells you where ALPA stands in regard to regional airlines. They don't care. Once again it appears airline management is going to run rings around ALPA and allow them to get the one thing (new hiring requirements) that has given pilots real leverage to get wages increased repealed.
But hey, we're all over this Norwegian thing though......
Not quite sure where you're getting your info but most UPT grads, at least on the airlift/tanker side, finish T-6/T-1 with 250 hours (essentially a Beachjet type). Then in follow on, you might get 20 more hours. So, you're telling me that a newly minted AF pilot on a C-17 is then getting 450 more hours in unit training before being allowed to deploy? If they AF can have a pilot combat mission ready in under 400 hours, they should be allowed to fly an RJ.
As for The Dude: I worked with ERAU grads when I flight instructed. I didn't go to an aviation college but my instrument skills and knowledge at 1000 were equal to or better than most of theirs. Not to mention that many of them were intimidated by flying cross-country.