Originally Posted by
Theonemarine
While I agree that quality IS more important than quantity overall, you're right, my skepticism with the FAA is what makes me angry about this. Do I think the 1500 hour thing was a band-aid fix? Yes, probably. From a pilot perspective do I like the POTENTIAL for pay increases, yes. BUT I simply do not think that the government agency that makes the written test questions and answers available to all would do anything more than cover up an issue like this with a silly endorsement on a certificate or in a log book such as the high-altitude and high-performance endorsements.
I may end up eating my foot, and you may be right (I hope not for the industry sake), but I guess I really want to see the process run its course and actually work this time. I might be nieve, but I hope that standards will tighten for training, along with some more defined entrance requirements. I am ok, with 800, 1000, 1200, 1500 or whatever they come up with as long as they address quality and it stays the same despite industry ebbs and flows. No more 1500 this year, 300 next year followed by 700 the next one. This is what causes inconsistantcy in quality of training.