Originally Posted by
Son of Chuck
How about 2500 hr's. That would be somewhere around 1000 hr's instructing plus maybe another 1.5 - 2 yr's real world experience flying boxes, pax, lab work,etc. I know not all people would would get out of instructing at 135 min's to build time, but I believe enough would to advance their careers.
Couple questions for the group.
What 135 op flying boxes, pax, lab work, checks etc is actively hiring pilots right now?
What 121 accident has involved a pilot with less than 1500 hours? And if there is one, was his/her lack of hours directly attributed to the cause of the accident?
Prove to me that a pure lack of experience (less than 1500, 2000, 3000 however many hours) causes aircraft accidents and I'll support the angry mob. Until then my personal opinion is we need to be looking at quality of training. After all this is something that can be backed with examples (Pinnacle, Comair, and Colgan accidents).