Furthermore...Anyone who is totally surprised at both the level of experience applying for and being accepted into the cockpit is simply not awake to the ways of this industry. I credit the media for attempting to make people aware that this is what has become of the industry due to many factors, but one of them being compensation, or lackthereof. They need to know that when they demand that flying be dirt cheap despite record fuel costs and airlines cut almost everything to the bone to deliver that this level of pilot experience in the flightdeck is what they should expect. On other hand, I don't like the way the media is attempting to get people up in arms as if there was a recent spike in regional airline accidents. In fact 2007, was a record year for airline safety.