Originally Posted by
CaptUnderhill
If it's going to raise regional pilot pay then I am all for it, but if its to increase safety then I'm confused. I don't understand why the FO needs to have the same qualifications as the captain. A doctor in his residency can perform surgery with a licensed doctor supervising, once they are out of residency and pass the board exam they are a licensed doctor and make good money. It just seems that this pilot profession requires additional certification without having anything happen to pay. Please clarify if I misunderstood something.
The purpose of the 1500hr rule is to keep people like YOU away from the airlines until you know *** you are doing in an airplane, which generally just STARTS at around 1500hrs.
Now go and continue to instruct while you pay off your $200K of student loans to the Harvard of the skies.