Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
Ok, And you are correct, I was making the point in reverse as someone else said if the 1500 rule had been there, he wouldnt have been (all of this including my statements and yours and others is pure speculation.)
I am the one who said that, and I stand by my post. I am not saying he wouldn't have been at Colgan, or in the airlines. I am saying that he would not have been the Captain on that flight.
If he had gotten to 1500 hours before getting hired at Colgan, it would have delayed his hire date by at least a year or two. Also, everyone else hired with him would have had equal hours. Because of the seniority system at the airlines, he would have had to wait his turn before upgrading. If everyone being hired has 1500 hours, I would be willing to bet that "quick" upgrades never happen at Colgan. This means that even if he had decided to go to Colgan, his date of hire would have him currently sitting as an FO. Hence my claim of he would never had been flying that plane.