It's almost three years now but we also have a common fleet so any new captains these days have been in the plane a few years.

I think his concerns are kind of baseless but they did things differently in the air force when changing types according to a post he made. Just a frame of reference thing I imagine. I don't know the guy personally but I think he's in the training department and our training program is a little weak in the 121 world (not a reflection of our great instructors) and there is no doubt we are not exactly hiring the best of the best these days so I'm sure he sees some stuff everyday that could make him a bit nervous.