One or two extra sims seems normal and reasonable given the pool of (no discredit to them) inexperienced pilots being hired and the typical sim delays/warmups, but one should not need 8 PTs, 10 MTs, or 6 LOSes to get through. I think our recruiting and training department is doing a good job though. From talking with captains I fly with most of the FOs hitting the line are great and we have a low washout rate compared to other regionals. Reading the PSA boards here it seems like 25% or so of their new hires wash out and it’s nowhere near that here.