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Originally Posted by Citationkid  I have about 1700 hours with 600 multi, I am just starting to feel like I qualify to be a crewmember in a jet. No way I could have seen myself as a crewmember in a jet with 500 hours, maybe I just don't have any talent  |
It's not that you don't have any talent (I'm sure you more then have proved that flying charter), but rather you understand what the term "crewmember" actually means. Somebody getting hired at 500 hours will not be a crewmember for a long while. Sure, the first time (if you decide to go that route) that you sit down in the right seat of a RJ you won't be 100% there, but you will get to 100% a heck of a lot faster then somebody with less time.
Is it wrong that these 500 hour guys are in the right seat? I certainly don't think so. I would have been there if it was an option when I was at 500 hours. But it certainly ISN'T fair for the captains who have to play CFI until they catch up.
Ok, I'm going to stop beating this dead horse before PETA comes after me.