Originally Posted by
MasterOfPuppets
and doing this for longer will make you somehow more experienced and ready for upgrade?
I have seen the rot caused by years of WB FO. I have witnessed the Type ride failures of 25 year United pilots…..WBFO does not make you ready to be a United Captain
100%.
I would rather sit in the right seat for a 500 hour wonder that came from an RJ and spent those 500 hours flying in the United system than sit in the right seat for someone who hasn’t seen a domestic leg or stayed awake for an entire flight in 15 years. I have flown with both and I would pick the newbie every single time.
i haven’t needed/cared about bidding freezes, would a WBFO that goes NBFO not be able to upgrade for two years?