Originally Posted by
TXTECHKA
Just think about this, the times have lowered dramatically but the airplanes are about the same. The training is about the same. There is no new break through in pilot training in the last couple of years that would warrant cutting times in half. Its supply and demand at its core and the sad truth is that the market will respond by becoming flooded with a sub par product. The pilot's skills have not gotten better, only the demand has increased for pilots. Accept the fact that you can now get a job that a few months ago it took 1500 hours to get. Don't approach it from the stand point that you have an equal amount of experience as a seasoned cfi. In my opinion, you would learn less by going early then being an instructor. You can't understand the valuable lessons learned from doing this unless you do it. That was my opinion, didn't mean to offend anybody.
You obviously have not heard about FITS. Check it out. Just go to the FAA website and do a search for FITS. You will get all kinds of information on it. It still hasn't quite caught on yet because in this industry it is very difficult to institute a change. We have been training pilots with a maneuver based system of training since the dawn of powered flight. Now there is a trend starting with major flight training institutions such as UND and ERAU to train pilots using a scenario based system of training. Do some homework on it. It is a much better way to train pilots.