Originally Posted by
NevadaJack
No no no
Hours are experience, more experience more better..er
Now what I can say is the quality of the hours should be a factor, flying the same hour over and over isn’t worth as much as more dynamic flying, however it seems the airlines would prefer more 121 time sitting in the FLs to more challenging dynamic flying, but it’s their party I guess
hours doesn’t always equal experience though and that’s due to the quality of hours. Idc if it’s 121, 135, 91 turbine or piston. I’ve flown with captains who got scared of landing flaps 3 in a bus, who got worried landing on a downhill runway, who almost diverted immediately when we were put in a hold. These guys had 8 yrs plus 121 time. You would have never known by the lack of decision making and confidence.
generally speaking yes I’d agree with you that someone with 10 years of airline experience will have overall a better handle on things. But there’s still new guys out there who are just as sharp or sharper than some of those guys with way more time.