Interesting series of opinions....I guess the more hours the better - experience certainly can't do any harm. The Bank Manager may have a different opinion!
I was particularly interested in the comment about HOW people have spent their hours.
OK so you have 1000 hours, for example. By definition, you would have got a frozen ATPL in that time, so the usual PPL, IMC, CPL, IR and exams is a given. But that might be about 200 hours.
So what constitutes quality in amongst the rest of the hours? Some suggestions:
- Multi time
- Complex single hours
- Simulator.
How about long 'adventurous' cross-countries or experiencing flying in different countries. These are different experiences - but would an employer be interested?