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Originally Posted by Nick  I partially agree with your assertion and partially disagree.
Intelligence does certainly help someone get through training. There's material to be learned, flows and patterns and procedures to be memorized, and there is pressure to complete all of this successfully. A low-time smart person should be able to get through training.
You use the word "idiot" so I will too. There are plenty of idiots out there that are safe pilots. Why? Because they do know enough to follow the procedures. They might be a little slow in the judgment department but they don't break the rules and that is enough to keep someone safe if there is enough experience for them to reflect on and use to get themselves through their current situation.
A 200TT/20ME who is the smartest in their whole company going into ORD during a blizzard isn't really able to do anything more with his or her brain than sit there and do what they know to do. There's a bit more to it than just sitting there, though, as we all know. It takes a while to get a feel for how airplanes handle in different situations.
It is up to the FAA to adjust the minimum for the 121 cockpit to an appropriate level for today's hiring environment.
Is anyone else starting to get the feeling that these minimums aren't going to last much longer though? Maybe I'm the only one or maybe I'm not. I don't see it last much more than another year. Many of the regionals are nearly done growing. |
as well! (Hey, shuttle just launched.) It's late!
