Originally Posted by JathinB

But still, every time I fly I learn something new and I am getting PIC time at a critical learning point in my career which I think will be invaluable later in life, even though the aircraft is operated part 91, has one engine, and runs on AVGAS! I wouldn't call it paying my dues because I really don't feel like I owe anything to anyone other than myself and my future paying passengers to gain as much experience as possible, more like learning. Not to say I wouldn't learn the same things as a wet commercial sitting right seat in a regional, but if I do that one day then I'll have that additional experience.

At the end of the day, I'm still flying, still adding hours to my logbook, still learning, making more than I would first year at a regional, and having a blast so maybe this rule isn't such a bad thing.