Originally Posted by Slick111

Quote: "Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of North Dakota, using training records from 22 regional airlines, found that newly hired pilots with 1,500 or fewer hours tended to need less training and were less likely to drop out than those with hundreds and even thousands more hours.
“The sweet spot is 700 to 800 hours,” said Elizabeth Bjerke, chairwoman of the aviation department of the University of North Dakota and an author of the study. “At that point they have experience but haven’t developed bad habits. It’s not quantity of hours but quality of hours.”
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So here's a question for ya, Elizabeth Bjerke, (chairwoman of the aviation department of the University of North Dakota):
If 700 - 800 hour "sweet spot" pilots are so superior to more
experienced pilots,........... WHY ARE THE *MAJORS* NOT
CLAMOURING TO HIRE THEM?!?!?!?!?!

It's not a stretch to think that maybe Humpty-Diddle and UND's research may have suffered from some bias(es).