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Old Apr 21, 2014, 2:45 am
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DanielW
 
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Anyone know where the 1,500 hours number comes from?

I know the Air Colgan crash spurred the recent reform/rules, but both pilots experience was not a factor, from straight hours anyway (Pilot had 3,200 & Co-pilot had 2,200 hours).
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