Originally Posted by
hypoxia
I've flown with 300 hour pilots that are excellent and have wonderful potential and flown with 10000 hour pilots that are outright dangerous! Where are the evidenced based studies showing an ATP pilot enhanced safety? It was a move by congress to create an illusion that the industry is safer.... We still have folks making poor wages and commuting all night because they can't afford to live where they are domiciled! In regArds to part 91 my comments were addressed to the arrogant assumption that the 91 corporate will be a resource for regional airlines! Some of the reasons were mentioned the big one being pay! Yes it comes down to money!
This is an often repeated statement when the issues of hours versus experience comes up. HOW MANY 300 hour wonders have you flown with that had excellent flying skills and HOW MANY 10,000 hr pilots have you flown with that couldn't fly their way out of the wet cardboard box?
The point is - it seems you are making examples for the GENERAL pilot population on the extremities of the piloting skills-vs-experience levels.
There might be those 1%ers on each side - but unless you are a multiple time lottery winner - we should probably ALL pay more attention to the MEAT of the bell curve.