> That requires 1500 hours of experience. That seems awfully low, can you get to be a commercial airline pilot with those hours? In the boat world, getting th

> That requires 1500 hours of experience. That seems awfully low, can you get to be a commercial airline pilot with those hours? In the boat world, getting the entry level commercial license (OUPV) would take a minimum of 1440 hours on the water (it's measured in days, not hours, so would usually be more). And all you can do with that is transport 6 people or less. So it sounds wild that with essentially the same number of practice hours you could be piloting an airliner with lots of people!