Originally Posted by
finestkind
Torvald thanks for the question. Given we are talking a 12month to 36 month period (from the issue of the article to 24 months prior) until 911 the likelihood of an increase in accidents is minimal. However as I stated the article raised the concern about safety. It did not state an increase in accidents (hard to find stats on this given the numbers involved around the world and the quick name changes from bankruptcy) . From a logical point of view having someone up front on a small regional as PIC, well most people would like someone with 1000 hours under their belt as opposed to 400hrs. A bit like the surgeon doing his first cut as opposed to one that has successfully done the operation 100 times.
Thanks finestkind. I am afraid you are right and it will be hard to find a study on this subject, but it is absolutely fascinating.