Originally Posted by
saab2000
I don't know a thing about military training, but you are right about the Euro Ab Initio training. It is highly selective and highly structured. Those 200-300 hour pilots on Airbuses and Boeings are perfectly qualified to be sitting there.
I am sure the military training is selective and tough as well, which is why those guys don't usually have trouble with airline training AFAIK.
Ironically, two of the worst pilots I have flown with have been ex-military. But so has one of the best. Former B-52 commander. Gets it in every respect.
So is the training department at Mesaba. Don't underestimate them just because they are a regional airline. Mesaba airline has been training pilots to be airline pilots since 1944 and they are at the top when I compare them to others.