Originally Posted by
rickair7777
The reality is that people will need to get their ice time while employed by someone operating a certified airplane. Few people will be able to afford to just buy such time...and few FIKI airplanes are even available to rent.
That where I see the unintended benefit of this...it will force many folks to CFI to get a 135 job to build experience for the airlines.
I hope you're right, but I have doubts. Right about the time the "pilot supply" starts to tighten up as a result of this law, I expect to see a new law proposed exempting from this requirement new pilots who attend an "approved FIKI course." And ATPS will be right there on the cutting edge with an "approved course."
Organizations like the RAA will continue to work hard at ensuring the barriers to entry for this profession are suitably low.