Why? In the 1960s United hired pilots with 200 hours (male and female) total in a single engine airplane to fly Boeing jets. Today, British Airways, Lufthansa hires people off the street with 0 hours and after training puts them on the right seat of all their jets including B 747s.

Hey, Saabaroowski, because of your Avatar, you remind me of the Donkey in Shrek. I mean it in a good way. Seriously though, Mesaba has a very good and thorough training department, and by the time you are finished going through what they put you through, you will be totally confident.