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Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
That was true of many flight engineers I saw attempt upgrade.
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Pan Am had such a tough time with long time FE's upgrading that they gave them X (10? 50?) hours of SEL time to get used to flying again. Back in the 1980's AA had some guys that had been FE's or 13 yrs, or longer, before they got their FO upgrade. The longest span I heard was 17 years. Some guys hadn't flown in years and struggled in their upgrade to FO.
Hmmmm. Sounds very similar to DEC candidates who quit aviation around 2008 because the going got tough. Then…after 12 years or so they decided to come back when the going got better. And they haven’t touched an airplane in years.
Then you have to figure in second career folks.
But those pesky regional captains with 4 or more types under their belt…….