Originally Posted by
Jefferson
Huge issue. Average OE time at my employer is almost double what it was when we could hire lower time pilots from a crew oriented training college or flight school. Empirical measurement of flight time has ZERO bearing on RJ train-ability.... ZERO.
Busting out of.. or walking away from a first regional job probably wont preclude getting a DIFFERENT regional job.. but will likely add YEARS to an individuals time at the regional level before being able to overcome the issue in a major interview.
Obviously I know that total time is not an absolute indicator of skill, decision making ability, or experience. I would venture to guess that captains exist at just about every company that slipped through the cracks; that's why I said they SHOULD be trainable. I also know what you mentioned has happened in the past, and my response was in no way sarcastic. What I meant was that I was unaware that this was an issue NOW.