Originally Posted by
DMEarc
I got hired at 900TT/234ME...I don't think that a guy with 1000 hours is all that more qualified than myself.
You're right. But I feel you were far more qualified then the Mesa "pay to play" 190 hour person.
I was only using the West Jet story as an example. I'm not advocating 10's of thousands of hours as a minimum for a regional (which West Jet is not).
I will let the real pilots argue about how many hours should be the minimum.
But as a private pilot with about 190 hours, I am certainly not qualified to be your First Officer.