20-something Year Old Widebody Capts
01-22-2023, 06:07 PM
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Remember those dudes in their 20’s who thought it would be cool to take an RJ up as high as it could go and suffered core lock and augered it in? That’s what he’s talking about when he refers to maturity.
01-22-2023, 06:12 PM
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Our guys will do well no doubt.
A graduate of med school and a residency can also do open heart surgery.
Doesn’t mean I want them doing that on me. Not because they can’t - they just haven’t seen as much as a Doc with more experience.
I think this is the argument many here are trying to make.
Many of our junior 767 CA awards have very substantial experience outside of DL, in many cases on the same or similar aircraft in many higher threat environments.
As I said, they’ll be fine but even though they’ve passed all the tests, I prob don’t want someone straight out of residency performing major surgery on me.
Honestly the hardest part will be managing the senior mamas.
A graduate of med school and a residency can also do open heart surgery.
Doesn’t mean I want them doing that on me. Not because they can’t - they just haven’t seen as much as a Doc with more experience.
I think this is the argument many here are trying to make.
Many of our junior 767 CA awards have very substantial experience outside of DL, in many cases on the same or similar aircraft in many higher threat environments.
As I said, they’ll be fine but even though they’ve passed all the tests, I prob don’t want someone straight out of residency performing major surgery on me.
Honestly the hardest part will be managing the senior mamas.
01-22-2023, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bluejuice71
Remember those dudes in their 20’s who thought it would be cool to take an RJ up as high as it could go and suffered core lock and augered it in? That’s what he’s talking about when he refers to maturity.
01-22-2023, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Puddytatt
I see your Pinnacle and raise you a Fairchild AFB B52.
*Sarcasm*
01-22-2023, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bluejuice71
Remember those dudes in their 20’s who thought it would be cool to take an RJ up as high as it could go and suffered core lock and augered it in? That’s what he’s talking about when he refers to maturity.
I could type out a laundry list of dumb things that pilots aged 40-65 have done, but that’s not important to you is it?
01-22-2023, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Nantonaku
You can’t even hold an ATP until 23, ever wondered why? I think you’re greatly exaggerating 24 year old RJ skippers with all this experience being as how old you have to be to even be an RJ skipper. Hopefully these guys/gals will be fine, most likely they will be fine. No way I was mature enough at that age but I had other priorities over flying. Don’t forget the human prefrontal cortex doesn’t fully develop until age 25. This part of the brain is important for planning, judgment and impulse control. Pretty important things to have when piloting a plane with 250 people on it thousands of miles from an airport over the Atlantic.
01-22-2023, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by OOfff
there are others who don’t need to do so, but choose to because it’s an easy way to refill the ol’ savings account
but that doesn’t give you the moral superiority
but that doesn’t give you the moral superiority
01-22-2023, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bluejuice71
Remember those dudes in their 20’s who thought it would be cool to take an RJ up as high as it could go and suffered core lock and augered it in? That’s what he’s talking about when he refers to maturity.
Originally Posted by crazyjaydawg
You mean the captain that was 31? Is that not mature enough for you?
I could type out a laundry list of dumb things that pilots aged 40-65 have done, but that’s not important to you is it?
I could type out a laundry list of dumb things that pilots aged 40-65 have done, but that’s not important to you is it?
01-22-2023, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by tcco94
Why do people keep acting like this is dangerous? These people will be flying ER’s to Florida and other short hauls out of Atlanta for years to come. We’ve been upgrading new captains at regionals for years now at minimum requirements which is a hell of a lot more difficult to shorter runways, longer days, and worse weather. But because of weight of 757/767 this is scary? It’s not like these people on ER are going to be doing much international, if any at all. More than likely if they snag one, the FO’s will be vastly more senior
01-22-2023, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JamesBond
They have dumbed down the NATS and transAtlantic flying to the point where it isn't any harder than a transcon. As a matter of fact, it is probably much easier.
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