Aviator737
New Member
I was reading a post on the infamous academy vs. FBO debate, and noticed John Tenney's comments on how academies tend to produce (on a scale of 1 to 10) "cookie-cutter, 5 or 6 grade" pilots, and the FBOs anywhere from "1 to 10".
Now, I'm no airline pilot, so maybe time would tell me, but what exactly makes a good or a bad pilot? From my little experience, I've recognized that some people pick up the flying bit a whole lot faster than others, but after that ... ?
If you're flying at the airlines, and one captain says to another, "That Joe Blow I flew with the other day was a damn good pilot. But John Doe, on the other hand, just sucked ..." Does this happen? What makes Joe Blow good, and John Doe bad?
Not only that, but how do you define a "cookie-cutter" pilot? Though that title tends to get a condescending rap, couldn't a "cookie-cutter" pilot be a good thing in that he's more predictable from the airline's perspective, being "by the book", or whatever?
Now, I'm no airline pilot, so maybe time would tell me, but what exactly makes a good or a bad pilot? From my little experience, I've recognized that some people pick up the flying bit a whole lot faster than others, but after that ... ?
If you're flying at the airlines, and one captain says to another, "That Joe Blow I flew with the other day was a damn good pilot. But John Doe, on the other hand, just sucked ..." Does this happen? What makes Joe Blow good, and John Doe bad?
Not only that, but how do you define a "cookie-cutter" pilot? Though that title tends to get a condescending rap, couldn't a "cookie-cutter" pilot be a good thing in that he's more predictable from the airline's perspective, being "by the book", or whatever?