What's the latest on whether or not a V-22 pilot actually needs 250 PIC of an airplane (i.e., NOT a tiltrotor) to either get the R-ATP or be hired at a regional airline?
I'm at the point where I'm calculating my hours and how much I can realistically expect to fly over the next year or so, and I may only just barely hit 750 before I EAS. This is assuming the worst in that the monitor does not cut me orders for a second flying tour of any kind, which is becoming more common these days (MV-22 community is not at all undermanned at the company grade level like it used to be).
I figure more flight time (even if it's just renting single-engine Cessnas/Pipers) can only help, but for the amount (120-ish) I would actually need to hit 250 PIC of airplane time we're talking a very non-trivial amount of money.