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No Land 3
You are missing a piece of the puzzle here. An older guy who'se spent the last 20 years flying a Boeing or Airbus, getting upgrade training on a Boeing or Airbus, maybe even the same equipment isn't learning something brand new. Switching from Boeing speak to Airbus speak is a consideration that most older pilots think about long and hard before placing that bid.
You take some one who is in their late 50's that has been flying CRJ's for the last 20 years and throw them into a Boeing for the first time are going to have issues and probably require a couple more sims.
Ultimately it is the training environment/atmosphere that allows for success to be attained.
If you can’t learn a Boeing, you shouldn’t be in any airplane. Flying for a regional is the hardest that a pilot will most likely ever work. Going to a legacy and learning Boeing or Airbus speak just isn’t that hard at any age. That pilot with 20 years on the rj has a ton of experience to know what matters, and what doesn’t. They do just fine.