Originally Posted by
Michael Jackson
I was hired directly to ER, displaced twice to the 737 then the 88. The easiest job by far was flying the ER. We as pilots don't like to think that we are at all indispensable but the truth is that to a degree we are. There is a reason the ER is senior and it's not the pay. New hires at Delta are highly qualified and experienced pilots who are very capable of doing that job.
Concur 100%. Either way the new-hire is going to have a steep learning curve. In my humble opinion, the ER presents a much more "Gentlemen" like learning pace, with one 9+ hour leg/day with an extra FO, than up and down the east coast 4-5 times per day with no time to discuss much besides the next "slam-dunk" arrival.
Both airframes have unique challenges and I am very confident that upwards of 95% of our new-hires have minimal trouble with either.
Scoop
