Originally Posted by
Andy
I'm well aware that there are waivers to the 1500 hr rule. Still, way too restrictive. And PFT's been gone for a very long time.
So if I'm reading the room correctly, you guys are in favor of keeping the barriers to entry to the profession high while not wanting to change retirement age. While there's a shortage of pilots. That's an untenable position. One or both of those are likely to change in order to get/keep more pilots.
There isn't a shortage of pilots. You've seen the data ALPA is putting out I'm sure. The training pipeline is strong and growing. There are lots of FOs sitting around at regionals because there aren't enough captains. Any further reduction in hours to get your first job and the training pipeline could collapse. It takes about 4 years to make a 121 captain from scratch. That post covid air vacuum is just now starting to work its way through the system. Patience