Originally Posted by
GravyRobber
I'd say its usually (not always) a pretty good gauge of the quality of the pilot. Some of the sharpest FO's I've flown with were pretty fresh off IOE, but they also didn't take much more than the minimum. As for those who have taken 100+ hours, well...
So you ask all your FOs how many hours it took them to finish IOE while forming an opinion of how well they did?
I've never asked or been asked how many hours it took me. I guess I just make my judgement of their skills on the flight I flew with them.