Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
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
That is incorrect. I never once implied a low opinion of military pilots. My post was in response to a post that claimed that military training is better in all cases. Me disagreeing does not, in the least, even suggest a low opinion of military pilots.
That said, I was a 135 check airman in a previous life and I have seen excellent military pilots as well as military pilots that should never operate a doorbell. This rings true with pilots from a civilian background.
Folks, many of you in this thread seem to think that any dissension from the idea that military pilots are generally superior airman than civilian pilots is anti-military. Nothing is further from the truth. The very first post implied some sort of default superiority with military aviation and many of us disagreed. Unless you military folks think you really are god's gift to aviation, what's the problem?