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That's wonderful to know. It is a testament to all the airlines that employ experienced pilots.

I'll still take someone who has 2,000 hours of military aircraft experience, particularly including combat experience over a pilot with 2,000 hours in a Delta feeder.

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No, you wouldn't. I'm not knocking the combat pilot's experience, but he'll tell you that it's all about experience in type. Think of them like two surgeons. One is a neurosurgeon, the other a cardiac surgeon. Both of them do incredible things and both will save your life, but each is best in his specialty.