Originally Posted by
sab1250
Aqp is worthless! Rolling PC/PT is way way more productive use of sim time! Unless you don’t care about improving as a pilot, and just want an easy checkride...then aqp is better...both Fo’s and Ca’s should go every 6 months though. I can agree with that at least.
What are you talking about? More productive? AQP is basically train on the things you are weak on until you get it right. How could that not be more productive than doing 1 v1 cut "to standards" once in 6 or 12 months? Obviously other people have commented already but seriously....where were you?
In any event. The FAA had mandated all airlines to have an AQP program by 2018 I believe. However, with recent budget cuts that is no longer the case with the FAA. Hence, we move forward with what we have. AQP is too expensive to switch to in the short term which is why Indigo has not made the switch. Hopefully that means they are only around for the short term.