Aviation Expert slams regional pilots
05-13-2009, 05:24 PM
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Aviation Expert slams regional pilots
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"Yurman added that regional pilots, on the whole, also are not as experienced or talented as large-carrior pilots. Companies like Delta and American Airlines seek pilots with military training, he said, leaving regional carriers to settle for people who are not the "cream of the crop.""
You can reach Yurman at
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If his email address says he is an expert, he must be. I will just take my talentless butt back to school. Maybe I can use my substandard skills as an aviation expert.
"Yurman added that regional pilots, on the whole, also are not as experienced or talented as large-carrior pilots. Companies like Delta and American Airlines seek pilots with military training, he said, leaving regional carriers to settle for people who are not the "cream of the crop.""
You can reach Yurman at
[email protected]
If his email address says he is an expert, he must be. I will just take my talentless butt back to school. Maybe I can use my substandard skills as an aviation expert.
05-13-2009, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SmoothOnTop
Didn't one of those airlines cfit into cali and snap an a300 tail off?
I bet he'd be surprised how many miltary pilots are at the regionals.
05-13-2009, 05:41 PM
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Why is it they think military training makes you the "cream of the crop"? It's a different type of training/flying. You can't train experience. The military guys I've flown/jumpseated with felt the same way for the most part and seem to feel the ones that do think they were better than everyone else because of having mil training are a little high strung. Different atmospheres. Might as well throw in cropdusters and UAV pilots while we're at it.
05-13-2009, 05:44 PM
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Hey Aviation Expert-
Find an audience that cares.
Go to the ntsb 3407 animation clock 22:16:34.
Comment about the roll axis effectiveness of the rudder at high AOA as the video plays from that point.
Pause the playback at 22:16:47 and ask for a sign of hands from the audience as to how many believe that the q400 can successfully recover from the split S.
Push play, have fun...
Find an audience that cares.
Go to the ntsb 3407 animation clock 22:16:34.
Comment about the roll axis effectiveness of the rudder at high AOA as the video plays from that point.
Pause the playback at 22:16:47 and ask for a sign of hands from the audience as to how many believe that the q400 can successfully recover from the split S.
Push play, have fun...
05-13-2009, 05:50 PM
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I started out as a civilian trained pilot and then went through a military program. I can tell you the two are worlds apart in quality and instructional tools. You also get to experience many things you will only ever talk about in a civilian program. This is not a knock on civilian pilots. Its simply a statement that the military training is light years ahead of most civilian programs. I had one friend in flight school who had 4000 hours and had been a Captain at a regional. He was astounded at the difference in the training and the things he learned and experienced the civilian programs never give you a shot at. Are there bad military pilots yes. Are there great civilian pilots yes. The training however in general is light years ahead in the military.
05-13-2009, 05:54 PM
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05-13-2009, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
I started out as a civilian trained pilot and then went through a military program. I can tell you the two are worlds apart in quality and instructional tools. You also get to experience many things you will only ever talk about in a civilian program. This is not a knock on civilian pilots. Its simply a statement that the military training is light years ahead of most civilian programs. I had one friend in flight school who had 4000 hours and had been a Captain at a regional. He was astounded at the difference in the training and the things he learned and experienced the civilian programs never give you a shot at. Are there bad military pilots yes. Are there great civilian pilots yes. The training however in general is light years ahead in the military.
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