Consider this: Dropping part 121 hiring minimums to 250 or 500 hours will *WIPE OUT* the current supply of CFI’s. Who will then be there to train the next wave of pilots??? And the next, and the next, and the next.

For the regional airline industry, lower hiring minimums will be a short-term gain,….. with LONG TERM PAIN,…. for the ENTIRE aviation world.