Originally Posted by
Slick111
I found this on a different (closed) thread.
http://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcont...0&context=ntas
Clearly it's the RAA's bullet point propaganda and rationale for quashing the 1500/ATP rule and it states their assertion that it would be much safer for the entire nation if regional airlines were allowed to hire pilots who had less than ATP minimums.
The document leads me to two thoughts, which I would like to share
1) If 500 hour pilots were so much safer and easier to train than 1500 - 3000 hours pilots,...... why did all of the regional airlines have posted minimums of 1500 hours, (3000 "competitive"/"preferred") when the pilot supply was not so tight. And
2) If low time pilots, who have not had the time to develop all of those bad habits, are so superior to more experienced pilots,........
WHY DO THE MAJOR AIRLINES NOT TAKE THOSE SAME HIGHLY STRUCTURED AND LESS BAD HABITED 500 HOURS RIDDLE and UND GRADS?????
The regional industry knows they wont be around in 10 years unless the pilot mills are in full swing. What they fail to see is that regardless of the hour requirements, young people refuse to spend the money to make less than 50k a year in this profession anymore. Really, to go from 500 hours to 1500 hours is only 1.5 years of flight instructing at a busy 141 school. So is it really the 1500 hours deterring people from entering? No, it's the costs involved, and return on investment in the short to medium term. Young people have wisened up on this.