Narrative:

I am a captain. I had approximately 120 hours in type. I was furloughed and not current for 3 months. I was given a 'speedy signoff' for recurrent training of 22 hours. Company did not supply me with a manual on the aircraft, so for this checkride, I knew no limitations or speed restrictions, etc and was not asked these on the oral. For the oral, he (instructor) just reviewed with me what to check on preflight. Was behind airplane on emergencys, etc, but passed checkride because they needed pilots. My first day back on the job I was put in a 'new' system (we were now with an entirely new airline), and routes I had never flown before, new system of operating that no one explained to me, and had a copilot with 1500 hours. It was the copilot's first day on the job as an airline pilot. Lack of experience in aircraft by both crewmembers caused a lot of problems the rest of the week. The worst of which was how lost we were on the ground in ewr. Also, we missed a few 'bends' in the airways on the way to mht. (Controllers were helpful, though). Am writing this because there should be limitations put on cockpit experience. For example, the captain may fly a flight such as mine but only with a copilot who has experience in aircraft and on route, then, state what he must have. Example: 100 hours in aircraft, 20 hours on route or equivalent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR COMMUTER CAPT COMPLAINS OF OVERLY RELAXED STANDARDS DURING RECERTIFICATION CHECKRIDE AFTER FURLOUGH AND PAIRING OF INEXPERIENCED CREW MEMBERS.

Narrative: I AM A CAPT. I HAD APPROX 120 HRS IN TYPE. I WAS FURLOUGHED AND NOT CURRENT FOR 3 MONTHS. I WAS GIVEN A 'SPEEDY SIGNOFF' FOR RECURRENT TRAINING OF 22 HRS. COMPANY DID NOT SUPPLY ME WITH A MANUAL ON THE ACFT, SO FOR THIS CHECKRIDE, I KNEW NO LIMITATIONS OR SPEED RESTRICTIONS, ETC AND WAS NOT ASKED THESE ON THE ORAL. FOR THE ORAL, HE (INSTRUCTOR) JUST REVIEWED WITH ME WHAT TO CHECK ON PREFLT. WAS BEHIND AIRPLANE ON EMERS, ETC, BUT PASSED CHECKRIDE BECAUSE THEY NEEDED PLTS. MY FIRST DAY BACK ON THE JOB I WAS PUT IN A 'NEW' SYSTEM (WE WERE NOW WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW AIRLINE), AND ROUTES I HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE, NEW SYSTEM OF OPERATING THAT NO ONE EXPLAINED TO ME, AND HAD A COPLT WITH 1500 HRS. IT WAS THE COPLT'S FIRST DAY ON THE JOB AS AN AIRLINE PLT. LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN ACFT BY BOTH CREWMEMBERS CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE WORST OF WHICH WAS HOW LOST WE WERE ON THE GND IN EWR. ALSO, WE MISSED A FEW 'BENDS' IN THE AIRWAYS ON THE WAY TO MHT. (CTLRS WERE HELPFUL, THOUGH). AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE LIMITATIONS PUT ON COCKPIT EXPERIENCE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CAPT MAY FLY A FLT SUCH AS MINE BUT ONLY WITH A COPLT WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN ACFT AND ON ROUTE, THEN, STATE WHAT HE MUST HAVE. EXAMPLE: 100 HRS IN ACFT, 20 HRS ON ROUTE OR EQUIVALENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.