Originally Posted by
pugpilot
retired airline pilots are probably the worst pilots they could hire.
(painting with a broad brush so bear with me)
They are not used to the pace, the hours (both length and circadian shifts), the type of airports used, the level of service expected.
NetJets is nothing like flying for a 121 airline and people who make the argument of "flying is flying" are merely degrading what NJA pilots do and buying into the Hansell-like thought process that as long as we have the newest aircraft, we are providing the best service.
Airline pilots do not start out their career as airline pilots,they come from all different backgrounds and experiences.
Military,corporate,air ambulance,charter,crop dusters,night cargo.
I have flown with airline guys with all of these backgrounds.
I even flew with a former Eastern captain who had thirty years at that airline prior to flying night freight with us and he adapted as well as any of us.
Like myself most of them had acquired more than one pilot skill set prior to becoming "airline pilots".
Give the old guys a chance ,you may just learn a few things.