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FAA = No airline sponsorship.
FAA = No jet job with less than about 1,500hrs.
As
gin slinger has already pointed out, "You're confusing employment market conditions with regulatory framework.".
And as I have already pointed out, if there was a shortage of wannabes in the US the airlines would either hire from abroad (and I bet there would be no shortage of CAA regulated pilots running over there) or start sponsorship.
AFAIK, under FAA regs you can fly in the RHS of a 747 for an airline with a CP-AMEL, I'm not even sure you need a type rating but I might be wrong.
You can get an FAA CP-AMEL with 190 hours in a part 141 school. So its not a regulatory issue, you
can do it in the US too. Stupid idea IMO, but possible.
So how many hours will your average UK wannabe be looking to have by the time he is earning twice the UK male national average? (thats £50k). You brought it up, I'm interested, and I am sure lots of wannabes are too.
Couldn't agree more about US GA though and have said so time and again.
I must have missed it
The new development of recognising FAA IR's with some provisos might change the balance a little.
Hopefully it's the first step towards recognising FAA ATPs too.
wibbly P, are you having fun
Run along now......