Well said Glofish. Reduced requirements for pilot recruitment is a means of opening the pool of potential new-hires and ergo not having to pay more for experienced pilots ( they've dried up anyway). The inevitable sarcastic responses are predictable ('sky gods etc.') but the fact remains that the operational challenges on a global operation are more complex. With maturity some of the contributors to these threads will realise this; having excellent handling skills when landing your dash 8 / ATR etc into Jersey while laudable but are only a small part of the picture. Your anecdote reference complicated, yet realistic LOE / LOS scenarios and subsequently chastened crew members is apposite. As a member of the pc pilot community myself I would never disparage a fellow group of professionals, including the C150 flying instructor but nevertheless one has to be realistic.