Thread: Calling all Captains to support 1500 hours
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Old 06-29-2011 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
Nothing..... except it is usually cheaper for the company to keep the autopilot working than pay for a SIC. And many of the PFT 135 gigs have gone away as well.
While that is true, the point was requiring 1500 hours or an ATP will not mean every pilot who gets into 121 will have the skills, judgment, and airmanship that those in support of the law want. Just like there are people who buy the last 10 hours of multi time they need to break 100 hours or partner up with somebody for some “safety pilot” time to get to the minimums, there will be those who find somebody who lets them sit in the right seat in their King Air with no autopilot and watch the real pilot fly for 1250 hours.

The best part of the law is that 121 will no longer have the lowest entry requirement of 250 hours and a commercial certificate. Most flight schools don't like putting someone with that amount of time in command of a 172 with a student. New pilots will more than likely have had a few pilot jobs as CFIs or charter pilots, so they will at least have a good amount of experience working as a pilot.
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