Originally Posted by
skillett
Come on, leave MileHigh alone. Are you going to tell me Chuck Yeager was a crap pilot. The guy was raised up in the hills of West Virginia and entered the army as a private. Was a mechanic for years. Not all, but a majority of the book smart guys I have flown with aren't very good sticks. Like my dad always said. (Air Force test pilot) "You can read that damn checklist into the ground". "I'm going to get us home". Now I'm not here to put any of you guys down. But that guy, that you insult, might be a hell of a pilot.
Notice how major airlines care more about you having a college degree than how good of a stick you are? PTS standards is just fine. No chuck yeager skill required. Good sticks do things like crop dust, perform at air shows, kill bad guys from the air, etc. Good airline pilots know about their airplane, operations, and regulations, fly within PTS standards, and respond to emergencies and other crisis management stuff airline pilots are trained to do...and they are generally regarded as professional. I've never seen "good stick" anywhere on an airline pilot job requirement other than flying to pts standards. But I do see professionalism as a requirement, and the ability to read speak and write in the English language.
Also, no one said milehigh, or Yeager, was a crap pilot. Quit making crap up.