Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
Most kids out of flight school were screaming bloody murder if they had to actually instruct or lift a finger to help themselves, for quite some time. Now they're screaming like their throats are cut because they need 1,500 hours.
It was very typical for a number of years. Regionals were THE entry level job.
I lived it. Mesa hired at 200 hours, well technically it could have been as low as 190.
Some regionals hired between 400-800. Many held out for 1000 minimum.
Competitive mins were often 1000-1500, except for a few bottom feeders. More prior to the late '90s.