I would be one of the sponges. 74/767s have a way of handling rookie arrogance I would imagine. I heard this before about guys going to parts of the world they have never been in before. Now, I haven't flown airplanes in much of the world apart from Aussie and USA. BUT, I have lived and worked in a great chunk of it in other professions (Europe / Asia / Oceana mainly). Would that kind of experience help in any way- even if it wasn't flying?
Yes...first dollar made as a PIC will be in a heavy jet. That is quite a thought. European and Asian carriers do it routinely with ab-initio training schemes. Do you know any people whom this has been the case? What kind of captain do/did they make?
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742Dash
Yes.
Depends. Most are like sponges, knowing that they have a lot to learn -- and they are and will be fine. More than a few seem to think that they learned everything that they needed to know back at their pilot puppy mill, and the sooner I have a heart attack and get out of their seat the better.
Yes. Aggravated by the basing system. It looks lot of people are going to have their first command be in a heavy jet and operating in parts of the world that they have never been in.
Fortunately they will be able to count on great operational support. /s