Kid..... I wish, but thanks for the compliment.

I'm one of those guys that somehow managed to escape from Piedmont with nothing but steam gage time. Well, a little EFIS thrown in from the -200s that were there at the time and the -300s. Save for a small period around the 2006 timeframe, I've never heard of anyone having trouble getting picked up anywhere after they flew for Piedmont.

What's the speed limit below 10K? Last time I checked it was 250. That's 40 kts faster than a Dash 8. Under 10K is where most of the workload and required thinking occurs.

Your only valid point is PRIA, and my experience showed (admittedly it's dated) that is you avoid acting as if you know everything in training, prepare yourself, and can fly a six pack that successfully passing the checkride is not impossible. Take a look at the seniority list sometime. All those names on it represent someone who successfully completed newhire training.