operators of big,shiny jets,should consider the skills of those pilots who have achieved 1500 hours of uneventful takeoffs and landings in difficult to operate turboprops,with all the unforgiving complexities of variable pitch propellors to contend with.unfortunately,those who have worked hard to hone their flying skills have been overlooked in recent years,in favour of those with a financial backing which catapults them up the ladder.a recipe for disaster,obviously not,but many very capable aviators have not acieved the positions to which they should have by now,aspired to.will anything change,again,in these times of severe financial constraints,most operators will choose pilots who finance their own training either in full or in part.best people for the job,definitely not,but the job gets done.occasionaly with a damaged undercarriage or embarassing tail scrape.just a sign of the times,sad.