Originally Posted by Mach8Forest
Jetprop,
After a decade + my seniority allowed me to Upgrade to captain. It was like joining the knights of the round table. I believe it to be the most difficult program in modern aviation. It did not just consist of sim then 4 stripes and 25 hours of IOE. They did it the old way so that when you were done the buck stopped with you. IOE was broken down to months of ungraded and graded time with line checks after that. It was an adventure that lasted many months beyond the normal programs. It was a long and difficult program.
It was a tradition at TWA that the Vice President of Flying would take the new captains out to a country club dinner.
Furloughed! Mach8Forest
Mach:
Great post!! Not only that, but the gold TWA Captain Wings the company provided with your name engraved on the back, once you completed upgrading. Mine have an honored place at home with some other treasured wings. The "stick" wings went in the trash a long time ago - where they belong.
I/S