Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Very well stated.
The CA and FO both had significant career shortcuts, with the CA having been involved in Gulfstream.
Pinnacle 3701, the Pinnacle MKE accident (no one was hurt, but over a million dollars of damage done to the plane), Comair 5191, and this Colgan accident all involved Gulfstreamers.
Yep exactly. Had the Colgan captain (and others mentioned) been required to have an ATP and 1500TT before going to an airline, they never would've made it.
Its tough to get to 1500TT in general aviation. You have to have a lot of skill and you're going to be put in more than a few situations where you have to prove your worth as a pilot both to others and to yourself/the airplane/the situation.
Obtaining that level has a required baseline skill/ability/motivation/talent that is easily filtered and cannot be bought. Is it a very good moron-filter.