Originally Posted by
idlethrust
in my opinion unless you have at least 6 or 7 thousand hours min and at least 3 years in the Plane you shouldn't even think of upgrade
An ATP license, type rating, IOE, and line check are what is needed, nothing more-nothing less. If you can get beyond all this and you are still not ready, than the system is broken.
No offense, but I think you are projecting your own experiences on to other pilots.