Originally Posted by
chitownpilot
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 50 hours the MAXIMUM amount of time one can spend on IOE? When I went through new hire training at my company, we were told 25 minimum, 50 MAX, according to FAA rule.
I've never seen a regulatory maximum. Airlines (at least in the past) normally had company-defined limits, but that was so they could quickly and easily get rid of slow learners. Now I think the goal is to keep any warm body on property, regardless of what it takes.