I am a CFI with 1200 hours.

I graduated from a large and prestigeous aviaiton university a year ago. Had you asked me a year ago (when I had 500 hours) wether or not I was ready to fly an airliner, of course I would have told you yes, and would have taken an airline job had it been offered me.

Now with only 700 more hours under my belt over the last year, I have learned A LOT...really taken my skills and my knowledge to the next level. I heartily support the concept of ATP minimums/ATP license to join the airlines.

On a completely different note...I now make more as a mostly-full time flight instructor than any second-year FO on a regional airline...and I'm home every night.
hmm. Them jets are shiny though!