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Another struggle, as outlined by airline Captain Scott Blair on the Ready 4 Pushback podcast with Sir Nik Fialka (Episode 150), is the chal- lenge of jumping into the left seat. “As a Captain, you need to know your stuff and be very well-versed in the operation,” Blair shared. “Anywhere you go, you want to be an asset, not a burden.”
“For anyone interested in being a Direct Entry Captain at some of these places, if you are not comfortable with that aircraft, that’s a challenge,” Blair said. “I could not imagine be- ing a direct entry captain on a new aircraft and never having been a captain before.”
While GoJet continues to seek qualified external talent to fill the left seat, it is also relying on its exist- ing pool of in-house First Officers to help meet its growth goals.
“The exceptional participation in our Captain Upgrade Program, with nearly 100% of our First Officers step-
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