PIA Pilots with fake licences

[bentwaters81tfw]

News coming out of Pakistan claiming a third of their pilots lack proper qualifications

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8459365/One-three-pilots-Pakistan-FAKE-flying-license-revealed.html

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Scary

[noelh]

I'm not surprised. There was a similar problem in India a few years ago. Getting someone else to  do your exams is  tempting. I  speak as someone who did both the Commercial and Airline Transport pilot's exams back before they became multiple choice questions. 

 

They were full of utterly pointless questions. What's a rhumb line? Draw the inside of an altimeter. Describe polar stereographic projection. A lot questions were pertinent of course. But a lot were not and in any case instantly forgotten. The Americans as ever had a better  method. I did the FAA instrument rating exam. The questions were multiple choice and generally relevant. 

 

That doesn't mean they were bad pilots. They could fly alright. But I've met more than one pilot with a real licence who could barely fly properly. 

 

Then there's the 'Parker pen' pilots. The ones who pad their logbooks with fictitious hours. Much harder to  out.

Edited June 26, 2020 by noelh

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