Originally Posted by
Crucero
If you aren't "ready" for a 737, then you aren't "ready" for a 145 either. (Or a 172 for that matter)
I undertand no one was debating the responsibility of the two here, but airplane size doesn't matter when it come to carrying lives.
I agree with you that carrying lives, whether it be 10 or a 100, does not change the level of responsibility, but you can be "ready" for that responsibility in a C-172 and not be ready for it in another more complex aircraft.
Now take two aircraft which are in the same category (speeds flown, performance, instrumentation/automation, capabilities, etc....) and you lose that difference again in my opinion.
USMCFLYR