Originally Posted by
iPilot
Wegs, I think that sums it all up quite nicely.
The point of all this was that students were racking up huge amounts of flight training debt going into these jobs desperate to pay them off. Hopefully with this new barrier to entry the regional airlines can't be flooded with low-time guys willing to work for nothing. In the end it might make your career path a little longer but I assure you it will be worth it if we can make the airlines a more livable place to work.
I hope you are correct, but it all depends on the details. For example, how many hours do graduates of approved flight schools need? I have read they have a waiver on the 1500, but have not seen any details on this.
These pilot factories can certainly crank out a fair number of pilots so the barriers may not be high enough.
Scoop