New ASA Pilot Hiring Minimums

[Yellow Snow]

Are you referring to me or any of my former co-workers that started with low hours? If so, I'd ask you to look at our collective record before you decide it's "truely scary".

The amount of time in a logbook is not the only determinant in what makes a good pilot. Go do some searching through the NTSB's records and you'll find low- and high-time pilots that made poor decisions resulting in accidents. Experience is great but without good airmanship and decision-making skills, the hours in a logbook are just a number.

I cannot agree more. I sought out a very experienced (over 20,000 hrs.) instructor. The training I received and the decision making skills I got from him make a huge difference. I saw plenty of pilots with 1200 plus hrs. who had little or no instrument skills and who showed virtually no professionalism on the radios and in their dealing with tough flying situations. Hours do not make the pilot a professional attitude and good training do.

 

[SIG600]

Wow... can ASA really be hurting for pilots that bad?