Originally Posted by
Duksrule
I challenge you to show me some data to prove this. Not so long ago you could get hired with wet ink on your commercial ticket. I don't seem to recall a spike in aircraft mishaps. In contrast the accidents that I have seen are high time guys screwing the pooch. Now I am not saying that I want two 250 hour wonders flying my wife and daughter around but I am saying that it is case by case.
Actually there was a spike in accidents and the Colgan crash wouldn't have happened with the ATP minimums. The same pilot at 1500 hours is a better pilot than they were at 250 hours. Unless you honestly think pilots don't learn a thing when they get more flight time.