Originally Posted by
BurnCycle
Very clever. I know a few Captains that can't fly their way out of a paper bag, which is far worse, as a new hire at least has inexperience and firehose treatment as a reason. Nobody ever said 90%, he just went with that. I said half, and then 80% was suggested as being "heard". Keeping up with a thread is difficult.
It isn't difficult. I made it past grade 8.
Were mistakes made with the DEC process? You betcha.. that doesn't mean 50%, 80%, I heard 99.954% had issues. One can never deny there are weak pilots on either side of the aisle. That't life. Some go on to other airlines. Some stay where they are and people bid around them. I will stand by what I said, rumors are dumb, regardless of the topic. Some never learn..