Originally Posted by
Andy
The change to requiring 1500 hrs to fly 121 as a result of the Colgan accident would not have prevented the Colgan accident. The Ca had more than 3300 hrs and the FO had more than 2200 hrs. Prior to that change, one could be hired at a 121 carrier with just a commercial pilot's license.
It's not a 1500 hour rule. It's an ATP rule. Your time can be adjusted down to account for quality of training and education.
Certainly it can be argued that more should be included in the RATP exemptions. But to claim all new pilots need 1500 hours up pilot a 121 aircraft is disingenuous, at best.
If the PIC had done more than pay to swing gear at some shady outfit, he might have learned what to do when the shaker goes off. He didn't. People died.