A part of me feels like flying a 150 around for 1000 hours is almost as pointless as sitting on the ramp for that long.

Doesn't really seem like a relevant qualification for an airline job.

I don't see how flying a 150 prepares one for flying a CRJ in an IFR 121 environment, but thats just me.

Anyone feel free to say otherwise.

That's why they want some ME, instrument, and XC time as well.

Within that 1000 hours you'll probably get to deal with some adversity, equipment failures, and tough decisions.

If you're looking to maximize your learning, fly IFR XC to places you've never been and shoot approaches you've never shot.

There are so many reasons not to do this one hardly knows where to begin.

• being unethical or dishonest is a stupid way to do things
• you could get reported to the FAA while you're sitting there
• your falsified records are at risk of being discovered henceforth
• you will have to live with your deceitful secrets henceforth
• you'll miss out on a ton of nice learning opportunities
• the cheating mentality will continue to trouble you elsewhere
• it's expensive and wasteful of fuel

If you hate flying this much, then why bother? Get a job in sales or the trades. Crime may look easy but it's actually more difficult.

You could save even more money by sitting in a chair, extending your arms, and making airplane noises for 1000 hours. :p

I knew a guy a few years back who had his CFI initial and kept it current, but never taught a lesson and he would refuse all students. He had an RV-7 in his garage at home that was involved in a 50-year assembly program, which was of course his excuse for not having enough time. Those of us who actually taught about town would joke about him and say "we're not as good looking as our Hollywood CFI! He flies an RV!". He made us angry perhaps but at least he was fairly honest what kind of pilot he was.

I wonder if anyone actually rents until 1500 hours.

And its an air cooled engine.

Can a Hobbs from an old 150 just be opened and the mechanism
adjusted to read what ever you want ?

Yes, I think resetting a Hobbs meter is a great idea! Except that I used to work for a flight school and we would always catch anyone attempting such types of deception. Further that would classify as tampering with an aircraft which is a federal offense; additionally such actions could easily lead to felony grand theft charges, in addition to a few others. Times might be tough but certainly not worth ruining your life and career over. That said, You can do anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price for it...

Join a glider club or buy a glider and fly it a lot. The time counts toward ATP total. If you own it, tow to 2000' = $48; therefore
cost to fly for one hour = $48/hr, cost to fly for 2 hours, $24/hr, stay up for 4 hours: cost = $12.50/hr., stay up for 6 hours, bring food, water, and a bottle to pee in: $8/hr...... and fun into the bargain!

10% of my flight time to ATP was glider.