Originally Posted by PasserOGas

Totally can see it, a crusty middle aged ex officer is maybe gonna have a hard time learning a whole new set of SOP's along with the 121 thing. No doubt. I would still rather him be in the cockpit when the engine throws a blade through the outboard aileron. When all that "stuff" goes out the window and its up to thinking outside the box under pressure with compound EP's the mil guy has better training and more experience. I have had to shut down 3 engines with 2 of them fires when I was in the AF. Most flights had more go wrong than the "IDG off bus" BS I get as recurrent non-normal training. AF maintainence is aweful. Gear failures, press issues, smoke, control malfunctions, you name it I had it multiple times, IN REAL LIFE. 4k hours in 121 land? I think a CDU went out once. But I struggled with the radios in ORD, and delays and all that stuff for the first few months. Different skill sets, both earned by expierience and training, not there at age 24.