Good points Dragun, and most likely the way of thing to come. but what happens when the blind are leading the blind? The larger operators will generaly still have an "Experienced" pilot in the left seat. Not Ideal, but definitely vital. It's the smaller airlines that will and are now trying to come to grips with truely inexperienced crews in the cockpit. No ILS to ILS for these guys.
Low capacity operators like REX have been alluding to low hour candidates that it may be possible for them to log ICUS whilst in the normal course of their duties! Thus gaining one essential component for upgrade. Notwithstanding the fact that CASA would have to come to the party, the Captain ( the real captain of course) of these flights would have to sign off on it. In the current environment, not bloody likely!
hopefully there will be enough pilots left who have seen first hand the grim initiations of the past and protect the travelling public from short sighted management types with even shorter memories.