Originally Posted by
Hot Rod Wannabe
T CFI's that fly Peter Pilot around the traffic pattern to attain 1500 hours isn't any safer than a 250 commercial rate pilot when they first sit into the cockpit of a 121 A/C.
This is the battle cry of lower-timers and PFT salesmen. Don't believe it it for a minute...there is far more experience, judgment, and confidence to gained in 1500 hours of GA. Of course it helps if your experience is a mixture of primary, instrument, and ME instruction.