Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
Thats a very idealistic view.
Especially since there’s no requirement for those hours to be anything but drilling holes in the sky.
I know of people that bought their own clapped out Cherokee 140 because they didn’t want to flight instruct.
Look at all the shared time building threads on this forum. Safety pilot “PIC” what a joke.
So you think another 400 hrs in your uncle’s Arrow and 400 hrs of banner towing and 400 hrs of flight instruction magically makes you the better pilot?
Let’s say 0-CFI at a 141 school then 1200 hrs of flight instruction at same school:
Designated practice area’s, assigned cross countries, canned stage checks.
1500 hrs and a ATP-ME and you’ve literally not been out of State.
That’s why a numerical threshold doesn’t mean anything.
Period.
That's your problem, you think of flying as only burning holes in the sky. Is CFI/MEI/CFII experience more valuable than flying a crapped out Cherokee with somebody while trading off being "safety pilot". Of course, but that is for the Regional's to decide in their hiring process. Even by your most restrictive interpretation of what a CFI does (you ever been one?) that is still 1200 hours of PIC experience and (what Regionals love to see) teaching experience.
Your other problem is that you think 1500 hours was just picked out of the air. You are wrong again. What does that number represent? Can you take a guess? Let me help you out, it represents another year or two of flying before you are flying 70 pax in the back. Do you want somebody who first touched a Cessna 6 months ago flying your kids or somebody who already has 1.5 to 2.5 years of flying experience.