Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Ok, I think that's fair enough, but I wouldn't draw a correlation and say a statement that these accidents were 'because' of Gulfstream Academy pilots.
I don't believe anyone said the fact the the pilots were from Gulfstream was directly causative, but rather that as lowlut aptly explained, they skipped over important, fundamental skills and knowledge that should have been acquired well before they were ever in the cockpit of a 121 carrier.
And Gulfstream was hardly the only low-time option. There are tons more CRJ course operators that allow low time pilots to be hired.
That is correct, and that is the problem with cut-outs or tiers to the legislation. 1500 hours, period, end of story. Not a perfect solution (I'd personally prefer a bar or board type system involving a panel as well as several loft type scenarios, which I think would be much more effective - but that's another discussion), but it's a start to raising the experience standards back to a very minimal level.
Besides, at one point in 2004-2007, some airlines like TSA and Piedmont were basically hiring at Commercial/Inst/ME ratings and 250 hours, with no RJ course.
See above.