Originally Posted by HeavyDriver
Well said...I've been having issues with new hires at my company with just this problem...No experience in my airlines operation...Flying the globe is much harder then just flying in the States, but I'm talking about guys/gals with time in RJ's...1000's of hours of jet time and they can't even find a correct HF frequency to make a position report...Experience can only be achieved by achieving experience...Now I would most likely be a screw up in their operation too!...lol
Well hell, whether you went to ATP or not, from what I just read here is that you can't fly like a 1000 hour pilot until you get a 1000 hours anyway. so does it really matter which school you went to unless you can get that 1000 hours and be a pro. The faster you can get all of your ratings, the faster you can began to repay the massive loan! i went to ATP and i am a very safe pilot. Just like everybody, i don't know everything....( And more and likely never will) However, i do know that what makes a good pilot is alot of hard work and studying. And like everbody has said, "EXPERIENCE". So, that being said, of course the guys that go to ATP do not know everything, hell they just finished school and started working. But I will tell you this, most of the guys in my class will know a whole hell of alot pretty soon! It takes a little bit of dedication to the job to finish that quick, no matter how mad that may make some people.
So to close, "All pilots become better pilots with the help of other pilots".
P.S. I didn't like half of the guys that I met at ATP. But that does not mean that they are all idiots.