Originally Posted by
machz990
It shouldn't take a year to pump out an instructor from a qualified applicant. Somebody is getting hung up on too much minutia. I became a flight examiner and intructor in the F-16C in all of 12 weeks and that was 10 times the syllabus of an aircraft that just goes up and down, straight and level from point A-B.
It's not a question of ability. The length of the syllabus is determined by available instructors, students, simulators, the length and timing of the instructor candidate's vacation, etc...
And glass experience is an absolute must. It is the single most difficult thing for a new guy to grasp. The syllabus is considerably shorter going from one glass airplane to another. There is also a credibility issue here. Like it or not, some people won't learn from someone they feel has insufficient experience to back up what they are teaching. Management and Training know this and they seek those who will lend credibility to the program.
Bottom line here...without recruiting the talent they need, the program won't get off the ground, and the talent is already in either the Airbus or the Maddog, with VERY few exceptions. No one I know would take the pay cut to DOWNGRADE to be an instructor in the 757 when they can already hold widebody captain. Anyone bidding the 757 from the 727 isn't affected, to my knowledge, although until the actual implementation guidlines come out, who knows?
