Originally Posted by
Longhornmaniac8
Not until I'm done, please.
In all seriousness, I think this is a good comment and is a problem being faced everywhere across the industry. As a new CA at my last airline, I was working, in some cases, with people who 3 months prior were flying C172s at rural, uncontrolled airports and were on their first flight off IOE. Still felt a lot like IOE. That's not a comment about them or their skills at all, we've all been new at this once upon a time. But you're right that the training philosophy now that people are expected to just
know this stuff is probably not realistic anymore.
Right seat on a WB sounds like a lot less work.
We’ve also had a cultural shift in the industry. In decades past everyone upgraded as fast as they could at the regionals to build a resume. Once at a career company most people wanted to be the captain, advancement opportunities were far less frequent, and upgrades went more senior. Things are different now. Regional FO’s bypass upgrade because QOL is more important than money or gaining PIC time. At career companies the prestige of being a captain and a higher pay scale has been replaced by the emphasis being placed on days off and QOL when at work. Titles and money aren’t the motivators that they once were.