Too much TT???
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Sure a guy with more challenges in his flying may be more experianced than a guy who faces less challenges.. However the average 1000hr pilot is more experinced than the average 500 hr pilot. This is what the insurance company cares about. If insurance requirements are 1000 total, 200 multi the insurance company will not be interested in covering a guy with 700 total and 150 multi because he is a good bloke and fun to have a beer with at the end of the day (unless you pay them a higher premium!). If you were an operator would you be happy to pay higher premiums to enable lower time guys to fly your performance aircraft? I think not, you look for guys with the hours and the required skills. Also alot of clients have minimums that they require pilots flying their staff around to have. ie ABC mining company require the pilots from XYZ charter company to have 1500/500 to do their mine site transfers. So although what you say is true, the guy being challenged is learning faster, the reality of it is down to hours alot of the time.
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I agree with the above posts regarding quality of time versus total time being important. This whole twin time to meet insurance mins is a fact of life but it is not neccessarily a good indication of the pilots ability and/or experience. eg-Flying a part navia with 2 pob (ie min weight) up north or in the circuit on vfr days versus flying a max loaded C207 or equivalent single in 40 plus deg wet season day. Now the pilot in the twin is getting closer to meeting all these fantastic requirements but is he/she getting the same experience as the poor single pilot struggling to get the aircraft airborne, clear the hills and dodge the clouds? I have been lucky enough to get a twin job, so im not a jaded single driver, just would like to pay respect to their struggles and say that their experience is not less than a pilot flying a begginers twin on fair weather days. These pilots with 3500 hours but only 100 multi shouldn't be seen as a set back in gaining employment with a company, they should instead be looked upon as someone who could add a great deal of experience.
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"200 hours, 20 000 hours, they all crash"
This came from an employer. So some out there hire on factors other than TT.
Which is good. Because experience is helpful but it is not everything.
Can I back this up?
Sure. I know 20 000 hour types that cannot tell you what the lines on a synoptic chart mean. Or what the red line on engine RPM represents. Or found themselves in a position during training that meant they had to pay someone else to do their exams for them etc etc.
Employable?
Sad thing is, some of these folks are doing the hiring/firing in this industry.
"200 hours, 20 000 hours, they all crash"
This came from an employer. So some out there hire on factors other than TT.
Which is good. Because experience is helpful but it is not everything.
Can I back this up?
Sure. I know 20 000 hour types that cannot tell you what the lines on a synoptic chart mean. Or what the red line on engine RPM represents. Or found themselves in a position during training that meant they had to pay someone else to do their exams for them etc etc.
Employable?
Sad thing is, some of these folks are doing the hiring/firing in this industry.
