"It's not the fact that you need all those hours to efficiently fly the beast. It's that after that level of exposure to that sort of commercial ops, you've probably made a s#*tload of mistakes at someone else's expense, and having survived the experience, are unlikely to make the same mistakes with us."
That my friend is the real measure of experience.
Aircraft aren't flying into hills all over Europe. The bar has been set by an oversupply of pilots, not an operational requirement for these hours.
I have over 2,000 hours on Metro 23's MUNT
Not going to get into a pissing match, though i've done my fair share of death-pencil flying.
, and your statement only highlights some of the problems that face our industry today
How? You've lost me, I think your statement highlights your ignorance, dare to venture offshore and you'll discover a few home truths. It doesn't take 500 baron hours to fly a metro, infact 500 co-pilot hours in the machine would be much more appropriate.