Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
False. The 1500 hour rule had nothing to do with safety, it was Obama's gift to the unions. Both pilots of Colgan had well over 1500 hours when they crashed. They were fatigued and not well trained, which was also addressed in the rule change, the part that actually had to do with safety.
The 1500 hour rule is there to build a foundation before you start flying for a airline. Neither pilot in the Colgan accident had 1500 hours when they started and neither had a proper foundation.