Originally Posted by illinipilot

Wait a second, are you actually the P.I.C. or are you just flying from the left seat on empty legs or something like that? It seems pretty amazing that a insurance company would sign you off as P.I.C. with 550tt and only 200 time in type. Now that I think of it, you must have gotten some sort of special waiver in order to get your ATP with 1/3 the required time.

I do think you're on to something when you say that total time isn't everything, however it sure helps to have some experience other than just the training it takes to get a commercial ticket.