Originally Posted by
badflaps
If there are two desk guys up for the job, and one has figured a way to stay current, the other is just sitting on his dupa..who you gonna pick?
Currency is nothing more than another discriminator. It's like needing to have 20/20 vision to fly for the military or get hired by an airline 30 yrs. ago, having a college degree, etc. Once in, none of that matters.
I once gave A330 OE to a FO at NWA who had not flown an airplane for 13 yrs. ( 10 yrs DC-10 SO, 2yrs ALPA and 1 yr. Medical) He could barely talk on the radio but made it through with lots of extra time. He was a great guy who worked hard and knew he was behind the 8 ball.