Originally Posted by
rickair7777
That was never typical. Mesa did it, and a couple others would hire well under 1500.
the ebb and flow of supply and demand in the industry has allot to do with how deep the applicant pool is and what their qualifications are.
In the low to mid 1990's it took over 2,500 hours and 1000 multi engine to land a job at a low paying commuter.
After Vietnam there was an over abundance of unemployed military aviators.
After WWII there was lots of prior service pilots looking for work who were plenty experienced.
Now a days, the military ain't pushing em out.
The answer is not "lowering" of flight time just to suit market conditions because airline XYZ needs a pilot. The answer is having properly experienced pilots in the right new hire positions to work their way up the ladder.
Just because it used to happen (zero time and low time) doesn't make it right, smart, or prudent. The learning curve can be very steep, and if in the wrong set of circumstances that mountain may be too high to climb. Why set someone up to fail, or to suffer? Learning by gaining experience in an incremental fashion is the right way.