Originally Posted by
wally24
I think its a good idea to raise minimums, but up until recently didn't most airlines hire with close to ATP mins? I think an artificial minimum in this case may not help as much as people would think. 1500 TT in a C-172 does not raise the bar to much, after all you can get a single engine ATP. The airlines could just convert that to ME ATP.
[B]I have a hard time believing there is much difference in skill/experience between a 900 hour and 1500 pilot who has only flown 172's. Shouldn't it be quality not quantity.
There
is a difference. But not nearly as great as the difference between 200 and 1500 hours. We shouldn't focus exclusively on either quality or quantity, but since quality isn't quantifiable in a legislative process, that leaves the hour requirements as the only variable.