Originally Posted by
jheath
Ehhhhh, the last thing I want to do is jump into this flame fest, but I take issue with this statement. I don't think that would be the case the all. I don't see why it would be pertinent information if a 10,000 hour captain with 3,000 in type started his career with only 500 hrs of GA flying 15 years prior. Low time is a stigma, but this is one part of the argument I disagree with.
I don't intend it as a flame at all. I just realize that the way some low time pilots act and the fact that "previous" low timers have been involved in some pretty spectacularly bad accidents that it would be the first thing that people jump on when something happens. Btw... Not if, when.
The way I read these arguments knocking low time guys, even the ones that don't involve ego, I interpret it as once you hit 121 flying you will (hopefully) never experience the types of experiential moments that give you the "never try that again" boundaries and the foresight to see if something is rapidly going down the tubes.
Correct me if I am wrong but that does seem to be a strong premise of the night cargo or CFI argument. Therefore, I don't think based on these that those folks would trust the 10,000 hour low timer.
Interesting wrinkle to "CFI before 121"... Wasn't the 3407 FO previously an instructor? So it could be argued that CFIing doesn't necessarily provide the reaction tools... It may well be dependent on the individual.