Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
I figured that insurance requirements played into the 1000 hr mark in some important matters. In the military the magic numbers are 500 and 1500 hrs TT for the most accident prone pilots. The numbers you mentioned seem to cover only a small part of flight experience. Do they not mention mishap rates of pilots above 1000TT?
USMCFLYR
They do. I was pointing out the highest risk exposure segments by hours. It levels off after 1,000 hours.... drops again after 1,500 hours and stay fairly level until around 15,000-20,000 hours where there is a slight rise again and then it levels off again. visit
www.aopa.org ans type Nall Report in the search box. Very interesting reading.