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To: T.B. Yoits

I don’t think she could be pilot in command anyway.
She hadn’t reached 1500 hrs so had a restricted license.
Captain had low hours and was a SIM instructor.


52 posted on 03/23/2025 3:01:31 PM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships)
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To: GranTorino
The airline wanted her to increase her hours as PIC so they can bring in another newbie behind her.

The airlines claim that by 2035 they will have overcome the pilot shortage. Yeah, good luck with that. They're just throwing numbers out there.

The only way to increase the number of pilots is to accelerate them through the pipeline.

...that and crash enough airplanes to have fewer planes (and routes) to fly.

53 posted on 03/23/2025 6:39:22 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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