Originally Posted by
Whacker77
Also, isn't this compromise just setting the 135 world up as the next area for a major problem? Are the members of Congress going to scream and shout about poor training when the inevitable accident occurs with a 600 hour SIC pilot at the controls of a King Air? It certainly seems to me they are sloughing off this problem on the 135 providers because they are used by significantly less passengers.
Well, I dunno about you, but if I've got 1000+ hours single-pilot in Twin Cessnas, Barons, BE99s, etc., I'm not going to go fly right seat in a King Air just to "gain experience" before applying to a regional for $20,000/year.
At that point, I'd be much more apt to tell regionals to go stuff it if they don't want me bringing that experience to the table. Their loss.