Originally Posted by
deltabound
I have to say that a pilot with 1500 hours of pattern work and stall recovery as an instructor isn't materially any more valuable to an airline than one who's done it for 500. There's only so much you can learn in a Cessna.
Just my .02.
I don't really get how you can say that. For one, flight instruction is not just stalls and pattern work in a 172. I left flight instructing with near 200 hours of cross country time. Say I instructed for another 700 hours I would end up with a lot more cross country time. All of this time is PIC experience building time of which a pilot would be exposed to making judgment calls and be faced with new scenarios. No two flights are the same.
Also by you saying that you don't see the difference between 500 and 1500 hours, are you implying that there is no difference in 1000 in a cessna and 5000 hours in a cessna? Or any aircraft for that matter?
When a pilot stops learning, they become dangerous. I believe that every hour you spend in an aircraft regardless if it's a 152, or a G IV is a learning experience.