Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
So...SE fighter pilots should be excluded from the proposed multi requirement simply because of the training and 'demonstrated high level of aviation skills' required for one to get into pointy nose airplanes.
Is that about right?
What would you say to a Caravan pilot who hasn't failed a single checkride in his/her career? Would such a Caravan pilot have not demonstrated the same 'high level of aviation skill' as the fighter pilot?
The sad reality is that the civil aviation training and "Experience building" system has proven to be flawed... 1500 hour pilots like that gal on Colgan 34xx that pulled the flaps during a stall recovery are all over the system and have in many cases never failed a check... truth be told (and I am a product of this system).. I've seen many a pilot get a pass when I'd have failed them.. I trust far more in the military weeding out system than I do the pilot farming system that is more motivated by costs and keeping "meat in the seat" in order to save money.. sorry, it's just how I personally feel.