Originally Posted by
Whacker77
Can't help myself so here goes. First, a few pages back someone wrote it should be more difficult to get any lisence or rating. Fine, but not everyone becomes a pilot so he or she can fly for an airline.
I agree that it should be more difficult to get an ATP license, maybe something along the lines of a CFI ride in that it is done by the FAA not a DPE. I don't think it needs to be tougher to get something like a recreational, private or even instrument. Let the doc's and lawyers kill themselves if they want.
Originally Posted by
Whacker77
Two, there seems to be a lot of agreement that 1500 and an ATP is the way to go. Works for me, but why not 2000 hours and 500 multi? Why not 2500 hours and 500 turbine? Why not 1000 hours and 200 multi? The number seems arbitrary to me, but whatever.
1500 is an arbitrary number, but it is the number that
most pilots will agree they see a huge difference in their experience/awareness in the cockpit. I know I thought I was bulletproof at 250, now I feel more inexperienced 1k hrs later than I thought I was then.
Originally Posted by
Whacker77
Three, I still say the imposition of the 1500 hour ATP rule may bite airlines in the rear. I believe there may be a period of time when there simply aren't enough pilots with those time requirments to meet the demand that may come from increased airline hiring. I know that's debatable, though.
This is the point! Simple supply and demand will take over...Airlines can't keep a/c staffed to keep up with public demand --> Airlines are able to raise ticket prices and keep airplanes full --> Airlines will then be forced to use this extra revenue to increase pay rates to attract more pilots to staff their a/c to supply for the demand... Also the lag time on this will be something the unions can work with. It will take over two years for a new pilot to go from 0-->1500tt. No more zero to heroes in 90 days will give the unions more time and pull to negotiate with the beaucratic mess created by the NMB
Originally Posted by
Whacker77
Four, while this bill has been proposed, there is no guarantee it will pass in this form. I still think airlines will lobby to have flexibility in the number of hours required for hiring. Until I see a bit more, this proposal could be an effort to throw everything against the wall and see what sticks.
Also agreed. It takes a lot of work to go from a bill to a law (Schoolhouse Rock anyone?). This proposal will not be the form the final law takes if passed...We need some pork added on to it.
Finally Whacker if you are indeed a 1200 hr pilot then you have nothing to worry about. Even at a slow flight school I was able to instruct 50hrs/mo. By the time this were to become law you would have the 1500 hours, I don't think(know) the airlines will even be hiring by then.