I AM an EXPERIENCED CAPTAIN & I would rather have an EXPERIENCED G/A origin F/O than a CADET!!!
If only my dear old friend E. could read this. The guy was 32 when he finished his training. Did a lot of time as instructor and GA pilot on whatever would fly and pay. Was rejected by the Dutch airlines because too old, he didn't do the cadet scheme in Eelde, ... and eventually he gave up. Family, no solid prospect, ... The airlines and especially those idiots in HR convinced him that if you're not a cadet, you can't fly. He's got an office job now. This is the reality with lots of GA guys out there....