Originally Posted by
pagey
I agree with this. While 1500 isn't perfect there needs to be a way to weed out people that shouldn't be there. 250 weeds out NO ONE. Most pilots can luck their way to 250 because a vast majority of those hours are spent with a CFI sitting next to them. While 1500 certainly does not weed out EVERYONE that shouldn't be there it does a much better job than 250 ever did.
I feel like the more time I spend in the 121 world.. the less safe I feel single pilot in the 91 world.. especially vfr... I am a mess.... but than again... I suck.. 121 makes me lazy... and less of a pilot.. my stick and rudder is fading.. my flight planning skills are gone..
I got my stick and rudder, banner, skydiving driving, and CFI... 121 would does not compare to how proficient I used to be.....
That being said, I can operate an airliner as a crew now, safely and efficiently... two completely different things.