Originally Posted by Convairator

What I was getting at is that I dont like to play the numbers game. 5,000 hours certainly makes more experience than 400. Agree. Do i think its absurd that 21 year old pilots with 400 hours can work at a regional. Absolutley.

What I am stating is that tons of hours does not correlate to a good, qualified, experienced pilot. I have flown with multiple airline captains whom are rather careless, and safety is not a priority. Also flown with fantastic captains. I have flown with some FO's that are really good, safety conscious, and would trust a few of them over the Homer Simpson character sitting to the left of them.

Somebody who has 9,000 hours, with 7,000 of those hours dropping skydivers or towing gliders, then 500 turbine, is not necessarily a wonderful pilot due to their ever so thick logbook. that tis' all.