Originally Posted by
ZapBrannigan
This is not necessarily the case anymore.
and I'm not concerned about the cost to the company of running sim evaluations. I'm more concerned by people who slip through the cracks and make it to the line lacking the ability to hand fly the airplane to ATP standards.
That concern is totally warranted, but it seems like something best addressed at the initial training level versus sticking the guy/gal in a sim on their interview day and deciding off that. Too many variables there to draw a useful conclusion in my opinion. I'd like to think there aren't that many newbies showing up on the line without basic flying skills, but I don't have the experience you do so maybe I'm wrong.