Originally Posted by
TaylorPilot
I would love to see the metric you used to conclude that we are safer due to the 1500 hour rule. I just don't see what else a cfi learns making their 5000th leg around the same pattern in the same airplane at the same airport that they didn't learn on the 4999th. It could be argued that a 2000 hour pilot with 1250 SIC time is much safer than a 2000 hour pilot with 500 SIC. I do agree though...500 is too little and 1500 is much. More than 400-600 dual given in a 172 is just going thru the motions...
But having 1500 hours isn't just about doing laps in the pattern. It's aeronautical experience. It's decision making. It's exposing someone to more scenarios which in turn gains more experience. I didn't have an electrical issue in an airplane into nearly 1500 hours. That's an experience I got to take with me into my first airline job.