Originally Posted by
zippinbye
I had no idea. Sorry. So the FAA considers military pilots better suited to fly airliners with a lessor number of hours than their civilian counterparts?
Not quite. The minimums are based on what type of, if any formal flight training an individual has completed.
No formal flight training requires 1500 hours. Graduates of an Embry Riddle type civilian flight training program requires 1000 hours (I think) and graduates of a military flight training program requires 750 hours.
So it is not really a military vs. civilian issue, but weighted on what type of flight training you have completed.
Scoop