Originally Posted by C175
My background was flying navajos and metros, no automation what so ever and it took me about 1 hour in the sim to learn most of what I needed to know(aboutthe fms). These guys probably aren't apllying themselves.
This tells me two things.
You either have the steepest learning curve known to aviation...or somebody wasn't asking too much of you.
No disrespect intended, but the idea that the FMS can be learned to the degree that we require of both CAs and FOs in one hour is unrealistic.
Our trainees do apply themselves in 99% of the cases. While there is (and has been) that 1% that can't master the system, most folks do, but it takes considerable work for most. To imply that these folks aren't applying themselves is an insult.