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My understanding was that most GA accidents occur in the 50 to 350 flight hours of pilots. By this, perhaps the issue isn't of handpicking the best of the best,
by AYBABTME 5y ago
My understanding was that most GA accidents occur in the 50 to 350 flight hours of pilots. By this, perhaps the issue isn't of handpicking the best of the best, but more that they, by definition, survived the early filter.
- lazide 5y agoGetting a basic (entry level) commercial pilot’s license requires 1500 hrs. What I mean by the ‘cream of the crop’ is you have to be more experienced and pass far greater hurdles (including a far more demanding medical exam) than any GA pilots need to, just to be licensed to try to get hired as a commercial pilot. It doesn’t mean there aren’t great GA pilots out there - there are! It just means that only the top x percent of GA pilots could pass the requirements to be a commercial pilot.
- MaxBarraclough 5y ago> Getting a basic (entry level) commercial pilot’s license requires 1500 hrs. That's not correct. For a US commercial pilot's licence, the hours requirement is 250. It's 1500 hours for an airline transport pilot's licence.
- lazide 5y agoThank you much! Got my wires crossed apparently. Applicable FAA Regs btw [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-F https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D...]