Originally Posted by
Trip7
I remember listening to the tapes as a United 757 taxied in PVD during low vis and the crew sounding like rookies having no clue where they are. How much experience was in the cockpit that night? This can happen to any pilot or controller with any amount of experience. It would be a shame if this thread boiled into the low time vs. high time usual banter that doesn't do anyone or this profession any good. Now dicussing creative ways to improve safety and pay would be much more productive IMO.
I completely agree; whose killed more people, low timers or high timers. My point is, where all human and we all get complacent. Experience helps but it just means there’s a higher price to pay because they give you more to manage.
BTW, low timers. I used to teach PFT for Luke AFB in AZ which is the worlds larges F-16 training center. Every year almost 1000 F-16 pilots go through there courses for varies reasons with most being new to the a/c. The average F-16 trainee has around 150-200 total hours at Luck AFB. Makes you wonder!
My point is that they sent a monkey to outer space and I’m not taking about SAABaroowski. We train and train and train and we still get complacent no matter what our age or skill level is.