This hours thing ... I wonder where the bosses draw these minimums from.
Today's CRM freaks state that pilots shouldn't "dig" into their past experiences when solving a problem; therefore, it doesn't matter if a pilot is hired with 200 hours, since he doesn't need experience.
Even when airplanes were technologically "rougher," total times required were relatively less (EK had a minimum requirement of 2,500 hrs sixteen years ago).
So, they could comfortably hire pilots with a thousand hours in twin engines. Training would do the rest.
Last edited by Thylakoid; 23rd Jun 2007 at 03:18.