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Originally Posted by UPSpilot  This is in NO way an attack on you, but your case is a classic example of what's wrong with the regional airlines today. You are interviewing with an airline to be an airline pilot, yet you admittedly have "no clue" how RVR works. Frankly, if you are interviewing for an airline pilot position, you should not only know about how RVR works, but should have first hand experience in dealing with RVR situations. The airlines should not be a flight school. Unfortunately, in today's market, they have become one. |
To be completely fair, he would have had to have airline or Pt135 indoc to have this knowledge. If not, he would have had to study it academically. Possibly write a paper on it.
Back in the 60's pilots were hired into no BS machines with little more than a Commercial/Multi ticket. I knew a FSDO inspector that got hired onto Lake Central on a DC-3 with a Commercial/Insturment, and the airline got him his multi.
We get back into the viscious cycle of you can't get experience, unless you have the experience. You can't get any experience, unless you have experience.
We've all had our breaks. Sometimes people get a break in this discipline quicker than others. Some people take decades to get the break it only takes others a couple years. Maybe it's a buddy-of-a-buddy who takes you out in his twin to log a couple hours. Maybe it's a once-in-a-lifetime interview. Maybe it's some random pilot you meet on an aviator's forum that helps you get the job (that happened to me). Or, perhaps, just you get blessed with timing.
I'm here to pay-it-forward, and offer advice when asked, or my experience could help out.
I WILL NEVER criticise a pilot on the quest for experience and knowledge.
I WILL NEVER criticise a pilot for getting their foot in the door, and when allowed in, question how they got their experience.
I WILL share what I can to help those with less experience, and less knowledge in my professional discipline.
That's all I'm writing on this subject....