Originally Posted by
malc4d
The big problem is not the 1500 hours, but that you need the PIC checkride and not the SIC ride as of old.
For those coming out of 135 or another 121 that is not a big problem as the training will be familiar. but for those with 1500 hours of 172 flying for the $200.00 hamburger its a massif problem. Here is where the airline training will have to change. More basic training and sim rides.
Best would be repeal the PIC rating and change it to SIC and lets go back to 'learning the plane' on the job.
my 5 cents
The rating means absolutely nothing. Not only that but the check ride is almost exactly the same as it used to be prior to the rule change and the day to day duties of an FO have not changed one bit either. Do you work for an airline? What you said honestly makes no sense at all.