I don't for a moment disagree with assertions above that 1000+hours should be a minimum to take the RHS of a commercial passenger flight. But I'm curious what peoples opinions are as to the appropriate way to gain those hours and the breadth of experience that should go along with them. It obviously isn't just chugging around the sky in a 152 for 5 or 6 years, so whats the ideal path(non military)? And is it vaguely practical for someone with realistic financial constraints?