Originally Posted by
The Duke
The 1500 hour rule is really too bad. Why was this even adopted? The Colgan crew had well over 1500 hrs. total time. In addition, some of the best pilots I've ever flown with had under 1500 hours when I flew with them. I feel terrible for the younger pilots coming up through the ranks who were blind-sided by such inept legislation. They deserve to have the chance to get on without an ATP and 1500 hours. We're depriving ourselves of some worthy talent with this new rule.
Duke your typical posts are usually informed and well thought out. Either you are being sarcastic or you have fallen off your rocker on this one.
A 1500 hour rule is one of the best things that could happen to this profession.