Originally Posted by
Mason32
LOL, try 250 Hrs.... and they freeze up with shock on their face, and become useless to the Capt, the first time a caution or warning goes off outisde the sim in the real plane.... probably because with 250 hours they have never had to deal with a real inflight problem.... that comes with time... spend enough in the air, and sooner or later you'll deal with something going wrong... even in a tiny Cessna.
Just to play devil's advocate...I just got my commercial MEL and I have 270 hours and 42 multi. I have 30 hours of actual (60 total inst). I have had an engine failure, two alternator failures in a twin, and I have had the landing gear fail to retract (just the left main).
I have also shot an ILS down to 2000 rvr and vv100 solo.
Now, I am not saying that I am ready for the airlines or not, but I do know that I have more actual than alot of instructors. I think quality of training is just as important as quantity, and I tried to squeeze the most out of every hour.
Would I take an airline job now if I could get one? Heck yeah. Im 45 grand in already.
Just trying to provide another viewpoint.