Originally Posted by
Hilltopper89
In th van this am with an LAX check airman. Said the last 2 high time XJT CA new hires couldn’t fly an ILS. Amazing I know. I couldn’t believe it. That said, I’m retired fighter mil and it’s not as easy as they (mil fighter) think it’d be. Most aren’t used to an FMS, VNAV, and LNAV. It kills them. Anecdotally one of the guys I know in NYC...fighter OG/CC was let let about a year ago. Couldn’t fly a big jet the way we want him to.
Some of the very senior xjt pilots that came over in the last year upgraded and typed pre9/11. Spending that long in one seat and on one jet takes you way out of the comfort zone. I would guess it’s like the one guy said about going from O6 to O2. Gotta be ready to be the new guy again.