Originally Posted by
RaginCajun
LOL! If that’s the biggest of your worries as a new captain…I think the VAST majority of our previous mil new hires will do just fine. The perspective here is incredible.
My post was making that point. A mil hire is probably gonna be fine. Someone who had 500 hrs in an E175 with autothrottles and fancy tech, and 500 hrs in a 777, and also hasn’t flown an airplane less advanced than a full glass Cirrus—that’s a different set of circumstances. Doesn’t mean they’re not also going to be fine, but the safety net of experience has some gaps in it. Under current FAA rules the mil hire’s time means very little towards upgrade whereas the 500hr regional hire’s time is given significant weight. That’s a disparity that should be looked into.