Originally Posted by
PCLCREW
Because they don't. Those 350 hour people go to the 747/A330,A340 and they sit with 15,000 hour Capts and learn. They are also the 4 or 5th man in the cockpit. They don't go to the 737 or A320 right out of school.
They wear 2 strips on their shoulders just the same as KLM and the rest.
I think anyone on this forum who instructed in Florida is probably familiar with many young former students of low ability who are now enjoying the right seat of an A320, 737 or E190 outside the US. Makes me wonder why I do this job. It doesn't matter if you know what you're doing anymore. Just turn on the autopilot and hope nothing goes wrong.
The Lufthansas, KLMs and Cathays of the world choose top performers through a highly competitive selection process, but that doesn't seem to be the case in most places.