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A chimpanzee could pass an RJ sim ride with enough training.
You do realize that the graduates go to other a/c other than the CRJ, right? By your reasoning they wouldn't be passing the 1900, D8, or ERJ ground schools and sim because they haven't had any schooling in that area. Joe Smoe can pass ground/sim training at pretty much any airline.
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There are ALWAYS exceptions. I'm talking to the average white guy pilot who doesn't have a trust fund, an uncle on the 777, or an affirmative action ticket.
He was the average white guy, no trust fund, no relatives to walk his resume in, etc. He worked hard while interning and viola, he gets a job. I helped an AirTran guy brush up in a twin 2 years ago because he was getting placed in a ground school there. 1200TT, 200 multi, all piston from CFI'ing and renting. He worked as a ramp manager at AirTran and they gave him a shot at the 717. Again, no trust fund, a white dude, didn't know anyone in flight ops, etc. etc. You'd be surprised how many people are hired at low time (I unfortunately, wasn't one of them...).
My biggest issue with the low time stuff is that they seperate the pilot group. If you get a lot of low timers in at the airline, those guys want growth and upgrades, not QOL. They will severely handicap the unions' role in trying to get the QOL, pay scales, etc. raised. This is why, IMO, mesa is so hated.