Originally Posted by
tom11011
He's claiming that a lower hour pilot fresh out of school meets their standard better than a higher hour pilot who's left school sharp but is now forced to fly crop dusters to build time for a year or two while his skills atrophy.
If they flew "cropdusters" for a year or two they would gain more skill...not less.
However, a low hour pilot fresh out of school isn't likely to get an ag position anyway.
But I would hire a CFI that went and did some ag flying any day - not that many ag pilots would want to take the pay cut to go to a regional.