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Old 2nd Jan 2018, 18:37
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Brakerider
 
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Originally Posted by cessnapete
Brakerider
What a patronising attitude to aspiring pilots that you and Inboundd have!
Yes Airlines do need a mix of experience levels who will learn by experience. 500 hours is fine with the correct training, to get into the RHS of a 737.
A number of large airlines (Legacy and LoCos) in the UK put cadets with 250+ hours from Flying School into RHS of A320/737. Its all in the training, not necessarily amassing hundreds of hours in GA.
A relative of mine was a wide body Capt. in the RAF with 1800 hrs total flying. Female too. (Tristar/A330)
Operated in demanding situations far more difficult than routine airline ops.
Make it 500, 250 or even 150 hours. All options are a great big slap in the face to all those that've worked hard in GA, ticked all the "right boxes" only to be told 3200 hours and 700 multi engine isn't enough.
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