Originally Posted by
Hot Rod Wannabe
Why should the ATP mins discriminate against FO's? The ATP is for the captain PIC min's, FO's aren't paid the same so why should the they have the hour requirement to just get hired when PIC just have to have the min hours to qualify for the ATP? Of course type time does go into the equation along with education. But tell me how we don't discriminate while stopping growth and limiting commerce?
It's not discriminating against FO's, It is simply a requirement.
I'm not disagreeing with you. Just asking what you think would be a substitute for hours in deciding who should be hired. If a metric where to be instituted, what should it be? The hours you have? The look in your eye? Your haircut?