Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

In my view the big problem with taking low timers is that they lack experience in their tool kit, so rather than being an active and participatory member of the flight crew, they'll lean heavily on the Captain... which actually lines up the holes in the Swiss cheese. Much of our safety is built on folks who have the experience to say "no" or tell the Captain that he's nuts when he/she makes a bad decision.

Training can't fix that.

Where we fall short on training, in my opinion, is systems. You can't take a pilot who has never flown a jet and give them computer based training. They need a classroom led systems course where they can ask questions and speed up or slow down the class as necessary to make sure learning objectives are met.