Originally Posted by
El Bunto
The FAA language is "a pilot of average skill".
However the first time such a pilot now gets behind the yoke is after the aircraft has been certificated, sold to an airline, built, delivered... Maybe they should involve FO Joe Average a bit earlier in the lifecycle.
This seems a poor FAA perspective. By definition, 50% of pilots will be below that average skill level.
Particularly when they only have 200 hours total.