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Author: Airline   Date: 4/8/2022 9:48:56 AM  +1/-1   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

Pilot endused "dumb helicopter pilot syndrome".


Ah, yes, I remember it well.  


In the '70s with many exmilitary fixed wing jet pilots on the market the large scale exclusion of originally trained helicopter pilots, particularly Army with its high school to flight school program, sporting a thousand hours, or so, of airplane time from consideration as applicants to all 121 carriers is legendary to we who were there.


Some indeed did make it to the majors but way fewer than even the civil trained youngsters of the day striving through the commuter airlines for a move upwards to larger equipment.


Helicopter pilots are N O T dumb, not even close.  


Helicopter pilots exercise a much more alert and effective presence of situational awareness than any fixed wing pilot I've ever flown with in airplanes, jets, or helicopters.  Did it for almost 55 years and I guarantee helicopter pilots are just as fine a group of pilots as airplane ones.


Generally speaking the current lot of US airline pilots tend to have a higher number of years of education which is valuable in all respects but outside the US education is not nearly largely recognized as a preliminary applicant filter as is interview content of the individual's aviation training, experience, desire, attitude, demonstrated skills and overall useful character.  In the US the education bias filter is just an HR lazy way to cut the number of applicants down to an easier and more manageable lot, which is not necessarily correct but the good airline safety record is notable; but all they do is operate from very good environments, helicopter pilots deal with the opposite.  


How to overcome the bias?  Go to a bachelor's degree online ticket mill and get your degree in basket weaving or whatever suits your intellect, no matter, it works and has been proven a valid pathway.


Of course right now with the demand for airline pilots so high this education thing here in the US doesn't matter a whole lot, for now.


Remember:  Helicopter pilots are N O T dumb.  

 
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