Originally Posted by
SaltyDog
TwotterDriver is succinct and correct. It is very relevant. Saying experience is "Irrelevant!!!!! " demonstrates you are missing a big point. Nothing to do with ATP grads, it was the value of experience. Hours also don't necessarily provide valuable experience. They only offer the opportunity to gain exposure to real experience. Good luck in gaining yours. I always have learned from others experience and valued their mentoring to me. I have learned numerous lessons from pilots who thought they could do the job regardless. Dead people make worthy lessons in what to avoid, made real by ones own experiences. I have been lucky a thousand times, but learned a few things as all professional pilots should.
Read the NTSB background of this Capt and F/O. A teachable moment. Also, don't put all your faith as you appear to do in the airlines "training" or manuals. Crash of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N8396AJefferson City, Missouri October 14, 2004
I think both of those guys were Gulfstream International Grads. I asked for a case that an ATP grad has crashed an airplane.... AGAIN you guys have No CLUE how ATP works.... A 20year captain who knows the airplane and the checklist like the back of his hand, knows what to omit "because that never goes wrong" can crash an airplane and kill people. A 2month FO who knows he doesn't know the aircraft well, follows the checklist and catch the mistake and Saves everyone..... GUYS show me statics that prove your point..... Again there's no SUBSTANCE here everything is just OPINIONATED!!!!!
I think both the CA and the FO were GulfStream International Grads, I remember asking for a case of ATP grad killing someone. Ok you have a point about Experience but it has nothing to do with safety or performance. After being a captain for 10years know the checklist like the back of you hand knowing you can leave some things out because it never goes wrong can lead to the crash of the aircraft. 3month FO knows that he doesn't know very much and Needs to follow the Checklist can Prevent that from happening..... LOOK guys 20yr seasoned veterans have crashed Airplanes due to their Messup there's no S