Originally Posted by
BlueBlood
I hope that is a joke if not mind your own business.
Spirit hired guys with 250hr just few years ago and I heard they were the cockiest less prepared pilot to ever fly for an airline. A pain in the rear to work with them.
Forget what you hear or heard. Ab-initio programs have been around for many years, probably before you. Fought into the world.
I've worked with 250 hour newbies in Euroland and Asia at three airlines. Most were right on track for where they were. Yeah... they were still learning after being released to the line. Some are captains at their original carriers. Some have moved on their dream carriers too.
Too bad they missed the normal progression of flying single pilot freight or charters, then moving to turboprops before sitting in the Bieing or Airbus.
Still they manage to find the correct airports, and land on runways rather than tai ways... which some may consider a bonus.