Originally Posted by tsimmns927

I will ask this and I’ll preface it by saying this is coming from someone who’s not a pilot. What’s the idea in having the R-ATP for 1000 and 1200 hour guys? I can see it for military guys as those people get the best training under the most severe scenarios. However, what’s the difference in someone going to say Liberty University and getting a degree in aviation and only needing 1000 hours compared to someone who goes to basket weaving U and then getting top notch training from a former fighter pilot as his CFI as compared to some young kid from Riddle just trying to get his hours and get out? For this reason alone I’m looking at Liberty University to save 500 hours needed.