Originally Posted by
flyboyike
Considering that these same FOs spent a few years and a few thousand hours doing 5-6-leg days in all sorts of fun places like the Nasty Northeast, I'm reasonably confident they'll get me from FLL to IAH in one piece.
I'm currently on a trip with a 6-month F/O who has more international experience than I do, has more type ratings than I do, and even speaks more languages than I do (mind you, I speak four).
There are outliers in every group but this is by no means the norm with the new hires of late.