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Time for you to Google Colgan 3407, and then think hard about what you have written.Originally Posted by Barley
I'm guessing you were hired low-time and upgraded relatively quickly? Your ability to lead and make decisions should have no bearing on the seat you're in, but I can see how you may "believe" differently. The mindset is only different to folks that are unable to think. Sure, when you start at a new carrier you don't know the ropes and plane as well as the guy in the left seat; however, if that separation doesn't plateau quickly then something is very wrong. To each their own, but I'd much rather fly with a great pilot that can make good decisions and not judge them on some no science group-thought arbitrary metric on their résumé. In my experience a great candidate has nothing to do with TPIC. TPIC is just a badge some of you guys like to wear because you're caught in that dream I mentioned earlier. Been there, done that. Time to grow up.
It should have EVERYTHING to do with what seat you're in. If one can't make decisions, then one shouldn't be in the left seat. Now I'll agree that a pilot could spend years in the right seat at a regional and be successful going straight to the right seat of a major. One doesn't need TPIC to be qualified to fly at a major, but they sure as heck need to be able to make decisions.
I feel as if we are making the same point, but the sentence from your post that I highlighted seemed to stand out and disagree with said point.