'Don't know 'bout now, but airlines used to put more value on military "Mult-engine" time (bombers, cargo, tanker) than fighter time.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Haley" <m...@voyager.net> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: thoughts on NY plane crash? > Wonko the Sane wrote: > > There is more truth to that than you realize -- plus lots of USAF fighter > > pilots (i.e., Sully). > > Funny thing, my niece used to date a guy who was studying to be a jet pilot. > I asked him if the "Officer and a Gentleman" route was cheaper, and he told me > that the airlines weren't hiring military pilots because the military put them > in jets with too little training, and fighter experience didn't carry over to > airliners anyway. I bet that guy's student loans were worse than a lawyer's. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
