Originally Posted by seahawker01

After reading all this I'm still in favor of the 1,500 hour requirement. My job is to be a mentor but not to teach. I am not a check airman and do not want to be. The low time pilots I have flown with require instruction long after ioe. Yea, they fly the airplane to standard but they are still learning basic airmanship. As both a pilot and passenger, I'm firmly convinced line flying is for professionals not students. I have no problem sharing my experience with a fellow professional but instructing dissracts from our job and does not belong in our nations airlines. I agree that 1500 hours does not guarantee basic airmanship but from experience with an airline that burns through first time fo's, its a place to start.