Originally Posted by TXTECHKA

Knowing the airplane through and through is standard practice whether you have 200 or 2000 hours whether it's a Cessna or a CRJ. It is not a replacement for experience gained. You are wrong, experience makes a difference. Time spent "watching" a student is time spent learning how to make safe decisions. I feel bad for the people in the back of an airplane with a pilot who has a mindset which doesn't value experience.