dorosenco,
I'm with you on that. In the old days, you stood no chance of a job with less than 700 hours, then JAR came along, and brought the number down to 250 or so. Now the latest thing is EASA, and you'll be let loose in a jet with only 30 hours or so actual flying time. I know there will be lots of multicrew simulator work in there too, but I do feel that a grounding in the basics is being missed. Not surprisingly, the airlines are all for it - I can only asume it will mean cheaper cadets. In Europe, the self improver is getting to be something that neither the airlines or regulators want in my opinion.
Splat