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Death2Daleks
It has been shown time and time again that most accidents happen while mid to high time pilots are at the yoke.
No - I think you need to look at the mishap statistics again for both military and civilian.
There are spikes in the mishaps rates at both the lower end of the spectrum(usually construed to inexperience) and at the mid-range (often thought to be bred of complacency), and then of course the 15,000 hr pilot who does something that no one can figure out why
As the devil's advocate, I would ask you: would you rather have a 300 hour pilot who knew how to recover from a stall and odd attitudes, or a 1500 hour pilot who didn't?
Considering training here in the US as a starting point, there isn't a 1500 hour pilot who hasn't been taught the proper recovery for a stall or unusual attitudes. Whether that low, mid, or high time pilot applied that training at the proper time is another question and one that can't be answered until put into that situation - but if you want to put your dollar in the pot with me - I'll generally go with the higher time pilot unless there is some extenuating circumstance (an extreme example would be that I would trust riding in the backseat of a 200 hr naval aviator trainee going through carrier qualifications rather than a 2000 hr GA pilot trying to do the same - highly specialized training being the difference in that scenario)
Skylover -
And I am trying to give you a different perspective. Of course from your point of view you welcome reduced minimums because you can't see past your first paying job as a pilot and because you are along ways from 1500 hrs you think that is a lot of flight time too.
USMCFLYR