Emirates Relief Pilots
06-13-2011, 02:45 PM
#32
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Originally Posted by KoruPilot
What really concerns me is that this drive for cheap, "cooky cutter" pilots is being backed by the manufacturers, while at the same time these same manufacturers come out and tell us we should just be better at our jobs when something like the Turkish NG accident occurs.
"Next Gen" pilots are trained to use and trust automation. Yet when the computers hiccup, or just plain fail, and pilots are suddenly expected to do "that pilot stuff" and then can't, the pilots are to blame.
I think the Turkish mishap, AF447, and others like them are indicative of a systemic problem that the industry has yet to get its mind wrapped around.
Sorry to take the OP's thread further off topic.
06-20-2011, 10:34 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by Gillegan
Not really true. As an FO at EK, you will be type-rated but your license will indicate P2 which means type-rated to act as an FO. If you are "experienced", ie. greater than 2500 hrs. total time (I believe), you will also do a left seat qualification to operate as a relief pilot in the left seat. This consists of a depressurization followed by a rapid descent followed by a TCAS RA - all basically performed by yourself in the LHS.
TP - Unfortunately, I think that SWA is still having those overrun issues.
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