A 250 hr cram course to get an airline job is better than at least 1500 hrs of real flying is the answer? I don't think so. An airline cockpit should not be part of your initial training to figure out what really goes on out there. I have been single pilot in a 737 because the FO couldn't even copy a clearance. He had his ratings but no experience. I would have been better off single pilot that day. He wouldn't have had to do a 360 on final to lose altitude and slow down if he had 1500 hrs or more.