Originally Posted by ghilis101

might be true if youre talking about the old school single pilot mentality. those "real pilots" can fly the heck out of an airplane, but they lack the most important thing these days: CRM. I think the best background out there is one that offers a chance to see both sides. Sure you have to rely on yourself and be able to handle situations and act independently as a start, but you also have to balance that with how to effectively get things done as a crew. This is the most important thing in a fully automated crew airplane. Autopilot (if its working properly) usually flies the airplane better than we can hand fly, so its not about how awesome we are with our flying skills. Its about properly distributing workloads and and solving problems together. On the other hand i dont necessarily think those old school types are a bad thing unless they keep that single pilot mentality in a crew environment. Its good to have experience on both ends of the spectrum...