Sunday, December 27, 2009
About those two guys on the flight deck
If you are flying a major airline they probably have plenty of experience and training. If you are on a commuter or feeder airline, not so much. A year after a fatal airplane crash that killed 50 people, The Buffalo News is beginning a series of investigative reports on pilots and their fitness. The first part is about training, something the major airlines can afford and the little ones can't. And this exchange will make you doubt the schools they come from to begin with.
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Several pilots said they know pilots who did their pre-airline flying in the Southwest — without ever flying in a cloud — and then were hired by a regional carrier flying in the wintry Northeast.It's not all bad, but there is more than enough to make the train look good.
"Wow, wow," a new first officer said to his pilot on a regional airline plane, according to Louis Smith, a veteran pilot who runs FltOps.com, an Alabama-based professional pilot career advisory firm.
"What's wrong?" the pilot asked.
"Clouds, man. I've never flown in actual weather."
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