Originally Posted by
PT6 Flyer
They get: pilots who have certain minimums (four-year degree, ATP, etc.) and I guess what we could call "closely-screened individuals" (pilots who passed the Hogan psychological test, have no bad references, have been observed by UAL for 1.5 years, and have 1.5 years of reports from the flight school regarding personality, work ethic, etc.)
But what we are all wondering is, do these things offset no 121 PIC time, no 121 time at all, no turboprop time, no jet time, no "large airplane time", no dual-pilot CRM time, etc. Time will tell.
FWIW, every European carrier does this. Pilots with a frozen ATPL (written only), and 250 hours, train and pass checkrides on the 737/320. I’m sure some fail out of training, but I’m sure those numbers are few. Just some food for thought is all.