Would any of you want a brain surgeon doing his first operation on you?? Even if he had read every book out there and watched every TV show ever made on the subject??..........I wouldn't.
I just had a conversation with Rob/PA about this the other day. With all due respect....what we do isn't brain surgery (I think I used "rocket Science").
Would you trust the life of somone in your family to say a pilot who had never flown before, or a anesthesiologist if they had never put anyone under before??........I doubt it.
Ditto.
If you were interviewing a contractor to build your log home and all else being equal it came down to someone who has built them for decades vs someone who has never even built one............who would you trust??
Now...........like I have already said, those experienced fellas step in it from time to time as well and truthfully it is that boat load of experience that lands them in that very jam more times then not.........experience is a funny thing. It can be good and bad.
HEY! Common ground!
Experience is weird............but one thing is for sure........there is only one way to get it.
If you're eluding to "time"....I disagree. I'll take that surgeon who's had 1,000 hours of practical internship vs. the 20 yr veteran who's performed 6 procedures. I'll ride with that pilot that has 10,000 hours on the simulator (in all conditions) vs. the guy that's been selling his flights to training and making the once a month hop across 2 states for 20 years.
I'll take the contractor that's built 5 BEAUTIFUL homes and completed them all, flawlessly...and with good reviews vs. the guy that's been building them for 20 years and has been raping customers at every turn.
There is DEFINITELY more than one way to gain experience. I'm not close-minded enough as to not see or admit that. I'm also 42 yrs old. I've gained LIFE experience that helps me discern what's important and what isn't. It's helped me to become a proficient hunter. That's all I ever wanted.
Merry Christmas.
Jeff