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nabd30 · August 30th, 2007, 14:49

PS> I also think there is some bitterness on this site about low-timers, because a lot of guys were unfortunate enough to have finished their ratings around 9-11, and since THEY had 1200 hours when they were hired, they get a little pissed when they hear about guys getting hired with 350-500 hours.

I was in medical school for a while, and during my first year there were some huge changes going on in the medical community about residency training...for the last 100 years residents were expected to work 120 hours a week, not for any particular reason--just because all the older docs had to do it, so they expected the new guys to do it. It was a rite of passage similar to hazing at a frat. Finally someone realized there was no significant increase in competence resulting from working 120 as opposed to 80 hours per week, and they passed some regs prohibiting people from working that much.

It's not a precise comparison, but I think there is definitely a "rite of passage" component to the whole "you can't fly an RJ without instructing for 500 hours first" thing.

August 30th, 2007, 14:49	#17
nabd30 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 88	Re: Low Time Interview PS> I also think there is some bitterness on this site about low-timers, because a lot of guys were unfortunate enough to have finished their ratings around 9-11, and since THEY had 1200 hours when they were hired, they get a little pissed when they hear about guys getting hired with 350-500 hours. I was in medical school for a while, and during my first year there were some huge changes going on in the medical community about residency training...for the last 100 years residents were expected to work 120 hours a week, not for any particular reason--just because all the older docs had to do it, so they expected the new guys to do it. It was a rite of passage similar to hazing at a frat. Finally someone realized there was no significant increase in competence resulting from working 120 as opposed to 80 hours per week, and they passed some regs prohibiting people from working that much. It's not a precise comparison, but I think there is definitely a "rite of passage" component to the whole "you can't fly an RJ without instructing for 500 hours first" thing.