Originally Posted by
AlaskaBound
FOs now have to have 1000 SIC before they can upgrade. That's after they come in with 1500 to start with. It's been safe in the past and it's even safer now. If they can't pass training then they don't upgrade. The chances of a new CFI upgrading 1 year after joining a regional is pretty slim anyway due to the amount of hours they have to build as SIC first. I would imagine it will be closer to 2 years and even then they have to pass all the tests that a 5000 SIC hour pilot has to pass.
Ok most airlines used to require a few thousand sic before upgrade anyway which is now going away, most pilots agree the atp rule doesn't mean jack as far as experience goes cause noone really cares how much Cessna 172 time you have prior to 121,and this pilot shortage is causing upgrade times to drop significantly in the future if not already. The tests you have to pass don't test experience, which is most important of all, they test memorization and how good of a gouge you have. So in reality this is in my opinion a serious safety issue moving forward in this industry, which once again goes back to poor pay and quality of life. Look at Colgan