Originally Posted by
rickair7777
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.
You are exactly right, my friend. There is a HUGE amount of good solid foundation flying experience gained from quality flight instructing. Command ability being one of those traits. It's very difficult to build that foundation when you're flipping switches in the right seat with somebody else making all the decisions in a very sterile setting such as an airliner.