Originally Posted by LastTraintoMEM

Wow! I just heard about this 1500hr minimum on the news. I wonder what the long term affects will be if this gets into law? Personally, I think it will cause a pilot shortage because there will be a lot of competition for the low time guys with fewer options, so a lot of them will quit in frustration. It might be good for the 1500+ guys as the employers will have to pay more to attract pilots from a smaller pool.