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The selfishness amongst the parties involved is astounding. The regionals want 250 hours back so they can get pilots who still have their parents paying their bills and are used to the Ramen noodle lifestyle, the aviation colleges are selling the "sweet spot" of @800 hours so they can get cheap/free labor for their instructor corps while still being able to hold themselves out as a "shortcut" to a real airline gig, and some majors are trying to ensure that the costs of any training risks are passed on to the applicant.

With any luck, congress will stick to the Nixon method of denying any changes. For now, at least, it seems that lowering requirements is the third rail of federal aviation safety.