Originally Posted by
wwings
Speaking of pencil whipping log books,
I might not get much honesty on this forum, but just how prevalent is the practice?
When I sit in a new hire class at a regional, how much of the experience is real?
I've been to two different airline interviews (hired into a pool for both) and it's been my experience that my logbook was barely looked at. Captain/HR giving the interview thumbs through it (seemingly) absent-mindedly while listening to my answers to technical questions or something. As best as i recall, I was never asked questions about my time and my logbook.
Discuss!
Prevalent. Our chief pilot at the 135 op says he "sees it all the time". I say "How do you know?". He says "first five minutes of an eval flight, I can tell how much multi time they have."
Let this be a warning to all you folks out there looking to beef up your multi time a bit. Cheaters never win! With the exception of professional athletes, and career politicians.
Personally, I don't know of any people who I used to work with, who live in TX, and fly for regionals that penciled in multi time, I swear!
On a serious note, I don't condone it at all. I got two young guys who have floated the idea to me, and I tell them they would be making a mistake. "Do you want that hanging on your conscience your whole career?" I tell them. Regardless, the temptation is strong when they see, I should say saw, fellow pilots whip the pencil and land regional jobs.