Originally Posted by
Jetlife
Who cares what's harder? Nobody looks more like a retard than a freight guy trying to brag to a bunch of 737 drivers about how much of a better pilot he/she is than everyone else. It's why AMF and other freight organizations have such a bad rep in the 121 world. That's fantastic that we could all shoot a strait NDB single pilot at night into the worst airport in the world during a hurricane, but the reality is that nobody gives a rats ass. The only people that stroke the freight pilot ego, are other freight pilots. Shooting an NDB to mins takes skill, you know what also takes skill? Flying and systems managing a very complex airliner with dozens of live bodies inside. It's great that flying skills derived from freight flying are regarded enough to land jet jobs outside of the 121 world, but at the same time, those same pilots are trying to get to the majors where none of that stuff matters.
Amen! I haven't shot an NDB approach in training or on the line since my ATP checkride almost 28 years ago.