Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
Well, that's just his (uninformed) opinion, man.
The non-pilot author should realize (and would if he had bothered to talk to any pilots) that a great deal of learning takes place during that 1,500 hours. Both from teaching and watching mistakes. Experience is the greatest instructor.
Weird how insurance rates decrease with hours. <-- free market at work, SonicFlyer.
But then again, he is "frequent traveler"-certified.
A long time ago, You flew as an FE and got a few years to see how the operation was run and how the plane was flown. Pretty good seat to see whats going on. Hard to say whats enough experience. If a person can fly the sim and meet the ATP requirements, but not the hours, is the 1,500hrs really a valid indication of ability?