Originally Posted by
Flying Boxes
3 bad days and AF pilots are pedestrians again. I think that is what Packrat and others were getting at. Doesn’t mean 141 U/civic trained pilots are bad or lesser pilots. I have military friends not getting calls as well! Not a golden ticket either.
If a military pilot needs RJ time to “qualify” for major airlines. Do RJ pilots need to fly ACMI to get heavy jet, oceanic/international experience to be qualified to fly for majors?
All pilots have to learn new things when hired. Military pilots aren’t ready for DEC but.learn quickly.
HR picks which pilots to interview, pilots are involved in the interviewing those selected. HR doesn’t really care about flying after the minimums are exceeded, they look at other things. I don’t agree with everything they consider but I’m not HR.
Again, I’m not making this a pi$$ing contest, and feel that most airlines hire a good group of pilots. I’m just refuting what Packrat has said, “But, I wouldn't expect non-military types to even begin to comprehend that simple fact.” Yeah, because we ALL have such a hard time with simple facts, and understanding reasons why a military pilot is desirable. Thanks for that insult.
And, “I'm never quite sure with a civilian background candidate. Its expensive to get a guy in class only to find out he can't cut the mustard either in the sim or on IOE.” Really? You don’t know what you’re getting with a UND grad with a 3.8 who went to Envoy, was a Line Check Airman and has 1300 TPIC. Really?? Sure, you might not know with a part 61 trainee who then went to a part 91 corporate job and flew King Airs for a few years, but let’s not use such a broad stroke, shall we?
I have NO idea what algorithms are used. Seems a good mix of pilots gets through overall, with the occasional dud from both sides of the fence.