Originally Posted by Cliff Secord
As a discussion of safety, whilst incap events in Europe for a straight out of training and line checked 250 hour guy can be assisted by ATC, it's another thing if it happens on a wide body heading to Africa at night, middle of Siberia or over the Indian Ocean on poor HF and no cpdlc com. I do think there is a case for international ops over sparce areas or dodgy parts to require a mix of quality airline hours and a strong training background.
How many airlines put guys with 250 hours on long haul? And if they do, how many pilot incapacitations they've had on these routes in the last two decades? And how many of them ended up tragically? They certainly aren't LCCs you mention (between the lines) in the first paragraph.
Personally, I think you have to adapt to 3rd world operations regardless if you have 250 hours and a wet-ink licence or you have been flying for 1500 hours in Europe with babysitting radar-equipped ATC and ILS-to-ILS routes in a brand new aircraft that never breaks down.