Originally Posted by serthwrmtym

The barriers are artificially high because of the 1500 hour rule which is completely arbitrary.



Nothing wrong with maximizing your paycheck, but what you're trying to do in this situation is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent-seeking



And I am actually a free market guy who supports eliminating the EAS completely, along with the rest of the the FARs that are protectionist in nature. But if the EAS is eliminated and the 1500 hour rule is not, it is going to worsen the pilot shortage at the regionals.