Originally Posted by
Zapata
I disagree with this part. Among other aspects of the industry, there is some darn good "training" happening when one is flying in the trenches of part 135 single pilot, turboprop, no autopilot, unscheduled etc. flying. With respect to airmanship and stick and rudder skills, I'd put the most proficient pilots in this field against the most proficient military pilots any day
I'm not saying one is better than the other. I'm just saying don't rule out other forms of training.......especially the real world stuff.
Zapata -
You seem to have a high opinion of Part 135 pilots and a low opinion of military (of any type) pilots - but since I have never flown Part 135 and you have never flown military (I'm thinking - correct me if I'm wrong) then let's just say that we don't know which pilot with stick and rudders skill would come out on top. If my stick and rudders skills are not as good as the Part 135 pilot's - it is probably because I spend about 10% of my flight time flying in a straight line between A and B and most of my time on the mission.
USMCFLYR