Originally Posted by
Duksrule
I challenge you to show me some data to prove this.
That's a ridiculous request. But if you want data all you have to do is ask an insurance company who they want to insure.
Not so long ago you could get hired with wet ink on your commercial ticket.
That's the point, instead of being the rare case it was becoming the norm. The airlines prefer to hire inexperienced pilots when there are experienced pilots out there because they can pay them less.
Congress recognized this as a result of an intensive study and decided to act. Their action is generally beneficial to pilots as well as passengers so I can't imaging why you would be against this regardless of any data although I've asked you to explain.
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.
You're missing the point here. A high time airline pilot who didn't develop a solid base of experience before joining an airline is a higher risk than than a high time airline pilot who had a broader level of experience and stick and rudder skills prior to becoming an airline pilot. Flying a highly automated jet airliner requires a particular set of skills that depends on a basic set of airmanship skills that are obtained elsewhere.
Again, please explain why you are really against these rules. As far as I can tell the only people who would really benefit by the rollback of these rules are the RAA. For pilots it would be disastrous.