Originally Posted by
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I agree with you, better training develops better sticks, we were big on this in the Air Force, did north of 10 sims a year on EP's and multiple locals a month to develop hands on flying. Was not complaining. As for FredEx I just have not seen them openly advertised, for years hiring there was controlled by the Air Force Academy Lacrosse team alumni!
There's a lot which we could learn from the regionals and military. A lot of us, myself included, are quick to point out that low time pilots are successfully given F-16s, Typhoons, Su-27s, etc. Screening and training is part of the equation. Tracking and mentoring is another. All of this takes investment and some re-tooling and redirection of resources. People are working on these challenges, but institutional and cultural inertia is a heck of a thing. Whether we get enough done soon enough remains to be seen. I'm modestly hopeful.