Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Really though, and I don't intend this to come off as devil's advocate talking...but is the current setup of 500-1200tt pilots hired as regional FOs (because lets face it, there haven't been that damn many 300hr pilots hired at the 121 level even over the last decade) and seasoned to get experience by flying with captains really that different than the current setup in the medical field, where med school students become interns, then residents who supervise interns, then finally attending physicians who supervise residents?
Yes and no. The difference is that interns work under the supervision of experienced doctors who have spent years in their field. There are no 6-month attending physician "upgrades." That can't be said about the regionals, as the Colgan and Pinnacle crashes attest.