Originally Posted by
AtlasPilot1
No. That's not what I'm saying.
As I mentioned earlier, when you gain sufficient aviation maturity through experience, there is a realization of what I stated. It has nothing to do with learning oceanic procedures or specific rules at a certain locations....
It has to do with decision making. Contrary to your interpretation from my post, all my friends at the legacies are extremely capable and most are better pilots than I ever will be. You don't need to cross an international border to gain experience. Not mixing the two.
Don't take what I put here out of context. That's why I put...(withdrawn). It was my feeble attempt at sarcasm. My apologies.
I AGREE with what you are saying 100% re: experience. I think the disconnect on this thread is that people are assuming that Atlas is currently hiring substandard pilots because Atlas has substandard pay therefore Atlas can only attract substandard pilots. I disagree with that notion. If that were the case, what does that say about the last 300 or 400 pilots that were just hired over the last two years? Some of the men and women that I have flown with here are the sharpest pilots I have ever flown. The danger Atlas is facing is keeping that talent. Ultimately there will be a tipping point whereby Atlas will only be able to attract those with dings or a mar on their record but that also doesn't make them bad pilots just not desirable ones (on paper) in this environment at the legacies....and then to not be able to hire and keep enough pilots at all!
I think we are all making the same point......we are just taking different ways to get there.
FUPM!!