Originally Posted by
Mason32
Apparently you have never read a Nall report.... they are free from AOPA.org Go read one.
hours do translate into safety levels.... even the aviation insurance industry is aware of it, which is why low time pilots pay much more for their insurance. Even plugging around the pattern in a C152, you will make more decisions than you ever will in the right seat of an RJ.... and when in the C152 bopping around the pattern if something does go amiss, or if the weather does turn foul.... when you look to your left all you will see is your own reflection... no Captain to make the decision for you.
Exactly. If hour levels have no relationship to decision making and safety, why do insurance companies mandate experience levels for high performance aircraft.
Try to get insurance in a Baron with 300 hours, you'll hear the agent laughing at you a 100 miles away.