Originally Posted by
giggity37
Compass
Ask anyone who is actually in a regional training department. Helicopter pilots require a lot of extra training and have a difficult time during IOE. The ones with prior fixed wing time are the acceptation to the rules.
Exception....not acceptation.
I’ve flown with plenty of helo pilots who did a great job. Also flown with plenty of fixed-wing mil guys who did a terrible job.
It would seem that the difficulty has to do with transitioning from military procedure to the 121 crew environment more than anything else.