Originally Posted by
tonsterboy5
These up and coming pilots gotta have everything given to then..(sarcasm) like getting hired at 250hrs at a regional like back when John Burke started his career
I had about seven thousand hours when I was hired with my first airline, but that's quite irrelevant. Better luck with your sarcasm next time.
Originally Posted by
60av8tor
Even though you seem pretty proud of your own opinions, the FAA disagrees. Every job has minimum requirements for entry. The market decides if those minimums are enough, not some guy on the internet with an over-inflated sense of self. To the OP, good luck on the search.
I said nothing of self, nor did I express any level of pride in opinion. You did, just now.
The FAA does not disagree or agree. The regulation mandates ATP qualifications as a minimum in this case, and does so because it was mandated so by congress as a political action. The FAA expresses no approval or disapproval in the matter.
Seeking out the bare minimum qualification, however, has never been a hallmark of professionalism.
As for the market deciding adequacy of experience, also untrue. The regionals have long been bottom feeders, paying as little as possible (see a theme there?), and often get those who seek out to do the bare minimum, as a result.