Originally Posted by
SAABaroowski
1) Well, thats because there are Captains babysitting these 500hr F/O's
2) There is more to flying than being a 121 pilot............
PS this has nothing to with ATP graduates, just the mentality that the minimum is "all you need"
But isn't that what usually happens when somebody that has never flown 121 before gets a job as a FO? yes, instructing for a long time will get you more experience flying and perhaps expose you to more situations, but it won't teach you a thing about 121. you're right, 121 isn't everything, but it's a goal.