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I have heard talks about what they are going to replace the 1500 hour rule with. One of the things that was mentioned was having new hires FO's fly a minimum of 250 hours on the jump seat and observing. It won't be loggable time, but will be a requirement if they are hired at 500 hours. The time on the jump seat will be considered "real world experience observations".
God help their backs and legs. After a full day I bet you wouldn't be able to walk correctly, especially in a 145 jump.
Only thing I would disagree with is it would vastly screw up commutes for the rest of us. But we don't own the seat it's technically the FAA's seat.