Originally Posted by
satchip
I have to take exception to a couple of things here, ACL. RNAV RNP is taught in pilot training. Any multi place airplane in the USAF now does Cat II and they all have FMC/FMS. Fighter guys, while not as well versed in weather landings, operate in weather using synthetic vision at low level at night in wx at 500Kts. Military guys routinely operate multiple radios on multiple frequencies both encrypted and not.
You're right, we don't know the specifics of ATL or ORD or JFK operations. I've often said the hardest part of learning this job was getting from the gate to the runway at ATL.
What the 500 hour military pilot has over the 500 hour civilian is depth and breadth of experience, command experience and weight of responsibility. Neither of the two are qualified for a Part 121 job however. By the time the two reach a Major interview, they are pretty much equal.
SAT, that is great, I just randomly picked things that military guys in my flight err calss got wrapped around the axle in. Put a A-10 guy in a 88 and there is a lot he has never seen.
I totally agree that 500 hrs in the military equals about 2500 civvie. It is because military guys do not fly as much. 1000 hrs in a 16 is about 10 years of experience and about 1.3 years of civilian flying. I do not argue that.
I also agree that working the radios on ground is the most difficult part of 121 flying for an FO and taxiing for a CA.
Trust me Sat, I was not picking on military guys, I was illustrating that the flying done to defend our freedom is vastly different that motoring around for Mama Delta.