Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
Also the 1500 hour rule makes us less safe.
The regionals are now desperate to hire anyone who can walk in the door and fog a mirror because of the artificial scarcity it created. So yeah, the quality of a regional FO has decreased despite the requirements increasing (that's how government "works")
Definitely safer when desperate airlines hire 1500 hour 2 - 3 year pilots instead of 250 hour 6-month wonders.