Originally Posted by
newarkblows
For one thing it will create a level playing field for regionals looking at candidates. Places that fed off of and took advantage of the low timers because no one else was hiring at 300TT will have to change their tune. When hiring does pick up i think all regionals will be at the same hour requirement and the only other way to get applicants will be to pay and treat them better. It is sad that people had to die to get a common sense solution proposed. We all knew that hiring low time pilots was a bad idea.
In the long run, this should also bring the bottom feeder's pay up a bit. If everyones hiring at 1500 hrs, why would I go to the place where I'm gonna be treated terribly? (except for the "short upgrade")