Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 360033)

Not really true. Dummys are more likely to make bad decisions, but even a smart person with good common sense needs a frame of reference for his decision making. Judgement does not occur objectively in a vacuum...you need that frame of reference, which in this industry is measured in quality and quantity of flight experience.

Just to add my two cents worth, the CFI route is the best preparation for future airline CA's because the CFI gets:

- Stick and rudder skills.
- REAL PIC, not "supervised solo" on "school approved routes".
- CRM/personality management skills.
- The ability to judge when instant corrective action is required.
- Multi-tasking.
- Innate understanding (through repetition) of the underlying techniques which are required for the various tasks which comprise piloting.
- Less performance and redundancy in GA airplanes...this means that you learn to think your way out of problems, often through anticipation. 300 airline pilots don't get this, they think the power levers will solve any problem.
- While flying with students, you learn to expect the unexpected!