Originally Posted by TiredSoul

You assumed wrong, twice.
You’re barking up the wrong tree and twisting arguments.
If the 1500 rule would have been in place then it would NOT have prevented that accident from happening.
It was not lack of experience or the believe thereof.
He had 2500+ hrs on property.
Jail is not the answer for everything but some people involved here should have gone to jail, FAA included.
Where he did his P2F was an ‘airline’ under FAA supervision and where he subsequently got hired (Colgan) was an ‘airline’ equally under FAA “supervision”.
I just threw up a little in my mouth even writing that.
These airlines, past and present get away with literally murder.
What he did 2500 hrs prior has no relevance to that accident.