Originally Posted by
ysslah
Based on what you are saying, I need to go beyond the limitations of the airplane I fly to get moderate icing experience before I fly 121? Also, you make it sound like MS flight simulator would be more valuable than flight instructing because it would get me used to flying at 200kts. Those two problems should be addressed by the airline's training problem, which they are doing the bare bone minimums to save money.
That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm simply stating that flight instructing does not really prepare you for flying in the 121 or 135 world. The simple fact is that when you're instructing, you are really not "flying" the airplane. As for exceeding the limitations on the airplane, absolutely not!! I do think that pilots looking to fly commercially should have exposure to icing and the cosiderations that brings to the table. As for the speed, you WILL be doing appraoches at well above 200 KIAS. When I first started, it was expected by ATC, and the CA that you were doing 248 to the marker. Granted that was a turboprop and you could get slowed and remain on profile and be configured by 1000' and on speed by 500'.