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Old 01-14-2009 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by HercDriver130
Hum.... i guess I just didnt see those 300 hour wonders everyone talks about. when I was a newhire at S5 in Nov 07 our class of 22 had from a low of 900 hours to a high of 2800 hours.... now... some of the guys had really low amounts of ME time.... 25 hours or so.... but we didnt have these 300 hour pilots. I did know of a fem hired at republic with 380 hours.... but that was an exception.... she had nearly 200 hours of ME time. FWIW... I think those days are long gone of course I think it would help if the FAA would require BOTH pilots in a 121 operation to have an ATP sometime down the road.
Yeah, but was S5 offering a 9+ year upgrade time? It only took 6 years after 9/11 to watch minimums nosedive. With news like the following, I see 300-hour 121 pilots in the future. My only question would be, when?

U.S. airlines fly 2 years without fatality - CNN.com
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