V1cutz
This old "we can kill a lot of people if we make a mistake" cr@p is just old.
If that was a basis of any form of remuneration or recruitment policy then HGV drivers carrying petrol would be rich. Navy ICBM carrying submariners would be billionaires.
Politicians would be payed more than Headmasters.
Etc etc etc.
The simple fact is that airline flying is easy.
I know it wasn't always, but the fact that there are so few accidents despite so many awful airlines flying poorly maintained badly flown aircraft that we have to accept that it is easy.
The engineers have done an excellent job of obviating the need for excellence in piloting.
We also have to accept the fact that some airlines such as Easyjet have exceptional safety records despite having captains in diapers. There is NO correlation between hours and safety record that I have ever seen produced. Easyjet merely recruits good guys and trains them well.
Plenty of decent carriers have used cadets for decades and the have had no safety issues.
Trader
I think not, but I notice you have shifted from the over 35-45 range? Perhaps after a little googling?