Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Freight Guy, your heart is in the right place, but pragmatically, where would a person get 1,500 hours of experience if it takes 1,500 hours of experience to get the job?
Also, what about ALPA members currently on furlough who have less than 1,500 hours?
The local flight school charges $140 for their cheapest Cessna. Of course an airline is going to want some multi time and maybe a little turbine experience. That's $300,000.
Just about every government program creates a moral hazard, since instead of doing what is "right," folks do what is "legal." This will be no difference. You and I might have played by the rules, but make the rules too hard and most will find a way around them. .. and if no one has noticed, the government is not enforcing the rules currently on the books effectively. Ask them.
ALPA (and you) want Congress to end the outsourcing monster that happened after ALPA and Management spent too many nights cuddling on the front porch with a bottle of wine. I'm with you, but using this accident for this purpose is not going to fix our problem. It could well make it worse.
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Bar;
You are a bright guy. But, you will argue yourself out of a job.
"Pragmatically"... who cares. I say so what to the difficulty of accruing 1500 hours. If someone fudges their logbook, hopefully they will get caught in the training program.
I am with Clamp here for sure. 1500 hours means you are experienced enough to get an ATP. Then get your airline job. 500 hours is the level where you think you are bulletproof and you havent even really scared yourself yet.