Originally Posted by
PearlPilot
IOuch. I never thought I'd be instructing for 2-3 years!
Used to be everybody knew they were going to have to do that.
Originally Posted by
PearlPilot
The other option is to of course find a part 135 gig somewhere.
This used to be step 2, after you worked as a CFI.
Step 3 was a regional, usually with 3000+ hours and turbine time.
The 1500 hour rule really just puts the system back to where it used to be, and prevents high-demand bubbles from causing airlines to lower their standards below what is reasonable for airline pilots.