Originally Posted by
Sidestick_n_Rudder
Yeah, right! Let’s make those 250 hours wonders Captains immediately. Judging from the responses on this thread they know it all and can fly better than us, merely mortals with several thousand of hours of experience...
As for the 1500 hrs in a Cessna - it has no VNAV and autopilot and that exactly makes it a more valuable experience, than sitting in an RHS of an A320 watching “managed” modes doing their thing...
Some people seem to be very upset that they work for companies that don't allow handflying on a 737 or an A320. I have those 'several thousands' of hours as well and I spent none of them on a tiny plane. Still for some unknown reason I can actually fly because I was taught by great people in a company that not only allows but encourages manual flight without any automation.