Originally Posted by
SrfNFly227
I agree with you on both points, but isn't OE designed to get people familiar with the plane??? Captain time during OE would certainly be more valuable than FO time in the same plane.
I am confused. Are you saying that a Captain who has completed IOE on a airplane is more qualified than a FO who has lets say 200 hours on said Aircraft? If so you are grossly mistaken. Almost anyone who has spent a good chunk of time in the right seat knows what it is like to fly with a Captain right off IOE. Some of the greatest Captains understand this and have enough respect to swallow their pride and let the FO take the airplane when going into a tough situation that they have NEVER seen in that particular AC before.