Originally Posted by
Deathwish
I appreciate the realistic perspective on low-time new hires. Does anyone have any insight into specific areas; most carriers track failures and try to target weak points such as unstable approaches and emergencies. I'm sure the examiners aren't writing "low-time pilot" in their notes for why they failed. :-)
Not understanding the automation and/or the FMS and letting it lead you the down the wrong path then getting behind and screwing something up. The check ride isn't really that hard and I'd consider it pretty laid back if you know what the plane is doing and when it's going to do something. That's the disconnect with low time guys that don't have glass/jet experience. Things are happening too quick for them flying normally and it just snowballs when the failures in the sim start happening. Only 4 sims to get the "What's it doing?" figured out...