Originally Posted by
AirWillie
Exactly. The 1500 idea came because of the captain from 3407. The fact that he had 3500 at the time of the crash, and the fact that he only had 100 hours in the plane doesn't come up much. I wouldn't throw low timers under the bus now that we got ours.
Anyways the real interest for everyone is not the experience level, because a 3000 hour cessna driver will not know much from a 800 hour cessna driver when you put him in an RJ. Yes they will be able to pull out of a stall at 800 hours, even at 500 hours. But they both start from 0 at an airline. This is where airline training comes in. Well actually the FO had more than atp mins as a CFI when she was hired and she still raised the flaps at 20 degre pitch up. 1500 is just a band aid.
The interest is money.
Better QOL because someone spent an extra weekend around the pattern with a DE in a Seminole. And hopefully there will be people that won't take low paying jobs because they have 1500.
That has worked really well the last 50 years hasn't it? What they should be doing is going after management and the numerous problems with training. I think airline training is lacking.
This is well stated, Willie.
Another poster alluded to the fact that 800hrs vs 1500hrs in a 172 really makes no difference. I both agree and disagree with this point. True, raw hours in the logbook is not always an accurate reflection on a pilot's skill. It's quality of training and flight time that makes the difference, not quantity. I'd like to add by saying that the guy who spends 2 years instructing full time will have a higher capacity to think at a correlative level and have a deeper understanding of instrument procedures. However, the jump to CRJ systems will still be considerable for both the 800hr guy and the 1500hr guy who both flew 172s.
Second, the pilot who instructs for 2 years because his/her goal is to fly for an airline will probably be a better training product than the guy who has 200 hrs having no real appreciation for the hard work and responsibility involved in the path to become and being an airline pilot. I'm NOT saying that a 200hr FO doesn't appreciate his work. I'm just saying that there is something to be said for true devotion and the resulting attitude.