Situation is self correcting. How about captains not giving up them any landings. All that deadheading and RFO flying sounds like they could use some more sim time.
Originally Posted by
Albief15
Hillanddale....
My MV or CLOE (cannot remember which) had to get rescheduled when one of these guys who moved on tubed his ride and he needed XTs. I thought to myself at the time it wasnt surprising. Probably a very solid pilot at one time, but even a good pilot who "rides along" for a while may find some of those skills waning if they havent been used in a while.
FWIW...similar problem for guys on reserve in FDAs. I have had to bump several pilots for trips after getting considated.
I always thought if I showed up with less than about 10 landings on the release when I was flying the -11 I was screwing up and not doing my captain any favors. (Everyone may have different opinions on their own right number...3 or more landings a month was mine...). Now as a new captain on a new jet I have a similar philosophy. I know with more experience fewer landings and longer breaks might be okay, but the 767 is a remarkably pleasant jet to land. I loved the -11, and miss a few things about it, but I think anyone who has flown it knows staying really good at landing it takes some effort.