Originally Posted by
Slice
Those CRJ courses are a waste of money in my opinion. The airline will teach you everything you need to know if you get hired. If you one can't pass that training perhaps they aren't ready for airline flying. It's ok to have self-confidence as a low timer but no 300 hour guy is truly ready to be in command of a regional jet. You are in the right seat to assist the Captain as necessary and take over if something happens to him. The lower and more widespread this trend becomes, the more I don't want my family on anything but a mainline flight. I think it's only a matter of time until we see an increase in incidents and/or accidents because the deck is being stacked against experience.
This CRJ course is a little different than the ones you may be referring to. This is a level 5 CRJ-200 course offered through the University. Upon completing this specific course, the hiring minimums for several airlines that my University has bridge agreements with are lowered significantly.
Referring to your statement about low timers not being ready to be in command of a jet, isn't that what the training process is for? New hires who washout obviously aren't ready, but those who make it through training and have ample knowledge of the systems and procedures should be respected and allowed to work!