THIS Exactly !!
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
What people don't get is that first 1500 hours in GA is a goldmine of experience...
- You're actually in charge.
- You get to lead/manage a crew (for most folks who do the CFI thing).
- You will experience some equipment failures (more significant than FADEC Channel 2a).
- You'll probably get nervous or even scared once or twice.
- You'll learn about complacency.
- You'll learn about competing economic and safety demands.
Zero-to-hero 121 FO's don't have any of that. Odds are very, very low that they'll have to make tough calls or get scared. They will get complacent as all hell, and won't get cured of that until they learn the hard way as a CA. They've had a babysitter for every or almost every hour they've flown.
Further, the title 1500 hour rule is a misnomer. It is a requirement that both airline pilots, at a part 121 airline, hold airline transport pilot certificates. Hour requirements for certificates were not changed. The requirement to obtain the ATP were also updated to include additional training requirements, hence the plethora of CPT programs. It’s a good change.