Originally Posted by
Nazgul
Dera, I think what is trying to be conveyed is that military pilots can perform during high levels of stress and perform the duties not only in their aircraft but lead a formation as well. These types of things do happen daily for us that fly military aircraft, some this severe, some not. The fact is, operating at this level of stress when your life and the lives of the crew and passengers you are responsible for while flying over enemy territory directly relates to 121 operations. Although not as hostile, but the crew and passengers are just as important in both cases. JMHO.
People from all walks of life function under stress just fine. Police officers, 911 dispatchers, ER doctors and nurses, guys in the military who never flew an airplane. I am aware of a Navy seal at Piedmont.. Do you think a .mil pilot handles stress better than he does?
Daily?
Military pilots don't even fly daily. Most come out of the .mil after a decade with 2-3,000 hours. A comparable RJ pilot would have 10,000+ of
121... you know.. the exact job they are applying for.