Originally Posted by
oldmako
...would you rather fly with a 12,000-hour re-tread from some forgettable 121 Non-Sked or a guy with a degree and no time in anything bigger than a Seneca?
Fortunately, there are enough people in the hiring pool that those two options aren't the only options.
I'll take option 3: the 12,000 hour pilot with a degree and tons of turbine time.
Getting a degree these days is about as easy as it ever has been.