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STILL GROUNDED
I tend to go with you on this one. The problem will be that if this is somehow law then any pilot meeting the "mins" will get hired because they will need to fill the seats and there will not be enough applicants to choose from. There will not be a selection process when things get "good" again, it would simply be a where do you want to work and if you meet the atp requirements you are going to be able to pick your airline.
So if we're talking "extreme" situations, would you rather see everyone with an ATP hired and the airlines scrambling to find pilots and raising pay, QOL, etc. to attract them? Or would you rather see airlines filled with 300 hour wonders no matter what because they are so desperate for pilots? As the hours go lower so does the AVERAGE valuable experience. And don't start inventing situations here. I just know the next argument will be along the lines of: "Well, the pilot shortage would only get to the point where only the truly qualified people would be hired because there would be enough at that point to satisfy the numbers required."
