Originally Posted by USMCFLYR

You point to the Colgan crew (the captain specifically) and state that he had well over 1500 hrs. He did - but a point to be made is where did he get his hours? Wasn't he one of these early to an airline cockpit guys (and wasn't the FO too?) Maybe one of many things that might have made a difference would have been would have been some real world experiences PRIOR to becoming an airline pilot.

Yes - you can point out mishaps at every level of the aviation industry - from the least to the most experienced. Often the details of safety aren't even presented without a mishap to bring them to light. MANY unsafe things may be happpening on a daily basis and you won't read about them in the papers.