Originally Posted by
MusicPilot
A 400 hour guy/gal is just as cape able as a 1000+ hour guy/gal at handling the 121 training environment. You're either a good pilot or have the potential to learn and apply or you're just not cut out for it. It's all about what type of pilot you are. There are plenty of low time pilots that fly 10x better than guys with 5k+. I say if you know you can handle fast paced, tons of systems info, and simulator environments then apply! What's the worst they could say, no or not respond?
Usually the pilots you find on here that discourage low timers from applying more than likely had problems themselves.
This type of response pops up fairly often on this site.
9 times out of 10 the people who post that a 400 hour pilot has an exactly equal chance of getting through training as a 1000+ hour pilot..is a 400 hour pilot.
The other variant of this are the users who post that being a CFI does not build valuable skills since you are not always "hands on"...folks who are not CFIs post those ones.