Originally Posted by
frmrbuffdrvr
How long do you think it should be?
I've known metro trainees that have done indoc (1 week), aircraft ground (one week), Sims (4 - 6 sims), 3 weeks of online training and then couldn't pass a check ride. And one particular was a pilot who (at least according to his log book) had over 10,000 hours.
3 weeks of online training means nothing. 6 sims? That’s what I had for the Airbus which is way easier to fly and I had a crew member. 1 week of systems, 6 MFTD seasons, 6 sims with 2 prep sims. And that’s to fly an airplane that flies it’s self. Only a few people will fit into the mold that AMF expects, which is why the washout rate is so high. Take an antiquated airplane meant for 2 people, then make it so you have to learn a bunch of irrelevant, mundane systems knowledge, tack on complex flows and memory items, and compress it to a timeframe that’s shorter than modern aircraft. It defies common logic. But that’s the AMF way, and that’s how it’s always been done so why change it.