Originally Posted by
usmc-sgt
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.
Well, considering I'm not a 400 hour pilot, been through plenty of 121 training, and flown with low and high time pilots, I can easily say yes that a 400 hour guy has the same chance as a 1000+ hour guy. 1000 hours in a 172 or even a twin piston doesn't mean you can handle a turbine or turboprop aircraft. Two totally different worlds. I've seen <500 hour guys fail but I've also seen >2000 hour guys fail. It's really all about what type of pilot you are, how you handle change and being able to use CRM and the guy that's sitting next to you.