Originally Posted by
Phteven
What constitutes "a lot"? My class of twelve had one corporate jet 135 guy. Everyone else was regional or heavy air cargo 121.
Don't get me wrong, there are many things that need to improve here, but I don't see how we've gotten to the point where we are scraping the bottom of the barrel. There are still lots of good guys and gals coming online here.
I flew a line check last week. I specifically asked the check airmen how the new guys were doing. He said he has seen no degradation in the quality of the candidate since the times were lowered. He did say that IOE and CUG OE were extended to 35 hours for both.