What is the purpose of the 1,500 hour rule?
09-25-2014 | 09:38 PM
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Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from poor judgment--that is, if you don't die in the process.
Also: no surgical resident ever died from making a mistake while operating on someone else.
Also: no surgical resident ever died from making a mistake while operating on someone else.
09-25-2014 | 10:35 PM
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And isn't there now a minimum 121 experience required before upgrade to captain? Therefore the new FO (even at 1500 hours) is not equal to the new 121 PIC experience requirement. The lowest time pt121 captain will be a military 750 hr ATP new hire FO who then does 1000 at the 121 level. So 1750 for military route, 2500 for civilian? I don't know, I haven't actually read the book.
09-25-2014 | 11:04 PM
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Because Joe-public thinks that you (pilot) needs to have more experience before flying them around. And not a whisper about raising your pay. So guess who pays for the 1500 hr rule? The answer lies in the mirror in your house. Welcome to aviation 
So suck it up and enjoy building those hours... while some chump from another country you trained as a CFI goes and flies some heavy metal with their wet ticket you helped them get.
So suck it up and enjoy building those hours... while some chump from another country you trained as a CFI goes and flies some heavy metal with their wet ticket you helped them get.
09-26-2014 | 03:32 AM
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If it's going to raise regional pilot pay then I am all for it, but if its to increase safety then I'm confused. I don't understand why the FO needs to have the same qualifications as the captain. A doctor in his residency can perform surgery with a licensed doctor supervising, once they are out of residency and pass the board exam they are a licensed doctor and make good money. It just seems that this pilot profession requires additional certification without having anything happen to pay. Please clarify if I misunderstood something.
09-26-2014 | 04:01 AM
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If it's going to raise regional pilot pay then I am all for it, but if its to increase safety then I'm confused. I don't understand why the FO needs to have the same qualifications as the captain. A doctor in his residency can perform surgery with a licensed doctor supervising, once they are out of residency and pass the board exam they are a licensed doctor and make good money. It just seems that this pilot profession requires additional certification without having anything happen to pay. Please clarify if I misunderstood something.
However the insurance companies have taken care of that. So while it appears that the two seats have the same qualifications, there is in reality a higher bar on the left seat.
09-26-2014 | 05:23 AM
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09-26-2014 | 05:52 AM
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If it's going to raise regional pilot pay then I am all for it, but if its to increase safety then I'm confused. I don't understand why the FO needs to have the same qualifications as the captain. A doctor in his residency can perform surgery with a licensed doctor supervising, once they are out of residency and pass the board exam they are a licensed doctor and make good money. It just seems that this pilot profession requires additional certification without having anything happen to pay. Please clarify if I misunderstood something.
09-26-2014 | 05:53 AM
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09-26-2014 | 05:57 AM
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Basic airmanship does not come out of a course catalog.
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