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Air carrier captain reported that many of the first officers he flies with are not current; especially in the landing environment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1748315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 86 Flight Crew Total 12249 Flight Crew Type 12249 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The covid crisis and schedule reduction has caused many pilots to become non-current. In the previous six weeks I have flown with numerous fos who have not flown in more than 75 days. Two were current because their 9 month recurrent training counted as the 3 required landings in 90 days.the additional workload that this places on the other pilot due to increased awareness and vigilance is unsustainable. Landings in particular are mostly unsatisfactory and in one instance unsafe. I recommend that every pilot that has not made a landing in the actual aircraft in more than 75 days be required to fly with a line check airmen. The lack of proficiency is not the pilot's fault; but due to the current environment of reduced flight time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported that many of the first officers he flies with are not current; especially in the landing environment.
Narrative: The covid crisis and schedule reduction has caused many pilots to become non-current. In the previous six weeks I have flown with numerous FOs who have not flown in more than 75 days. Two were current because their 9 month recurrent training counted as the 3 required landings in 90 days.The additional workload that this places on the other pilot due to increased awareness and vigilance is unsustainable. Landings in particular are mostly unsatisfactory and in one instance unsafe. I recommend that every pilot that has not made a landing in the actual aircraft in more than 75 days be required to fly with a line check airmen. The lack of proficiency is not the pilot's fault; but due to the current environment of reduced flight time.
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