Originally Posted by
wmupilot85
Tell that to Marvin Renslow who had 3300+ hours.
Tell that to the Comair Flight 191 or Pinnacle 3701.
Or the SWA flight 1455,FedEx flight 14, etc.
The list goes on, high hours doesn't make someone a better pilot. Its all about the quality of those hours and how you got there. I know someone who is flying 121 who has NEVER been in icing and flies mostly in VMC. Does that make him a better pilot because he has a lot of hours flying an autopilot with a FMC?
And oh wow, you were a flight instructor so that makes you a better pilot? What about the pilot I know who never did primary flight instruction but rather BFR's, IPC's, and commercial certificates? He isn't prepping people for solos.
You didn't say better.... you said
more experienced. If you fail to see how a 3000 hour pilot is more experienced than a 300 one, then there's nothing anyone can say.
If you had a $1 million car, would you be more comfortable with the guy who's been driving for 2 months, or 10 years? Flying an airplane is about MUCH more than who can land better, or who can do the best steep turns. It's about the decisions you learn to make from EXPERIENCE.