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I'm just not quite sure what more hours does when it's a brand new system that you're not informed of. 1000 hours or 200 hours, if I don't know this thing is even there and it's pitching me down at 450 feet ... what's the difference?
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Because the solution for runaway trim on a 737 is to disengage the trim switches. It shouldn't matter much that this is a new model that has a fancy program running in the background. So the question becomes, how many hours do you need to recognize it is a runaway trim issue, and do you remember what to do? I had read that it is a fairly rare issue on the 737, and one pilot had mentioned it only comes up in the sim every other time, which I think they have to do once a year? So most pilots should have experienced it at least once in the sim.
As to hours Canadian pilots need, from Air Canada...
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From there, most will “pay their dues” by working at smaller airlines, often in Northern Canada. Some pilots will also pursue flight instructor ratings. After logging a minimum of 1500 flight hours, a Commercial Pilot can apply for the Airline Transport Pilot’s License (ATPL), which qualifies them to fly at the airline level. Many pilots will then progress to regional airline jobs before applying to a major airline.
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https://acpa.ca/pilot-life/pilot-training.aspx
So no, they aren't hiring pilots with 200 hours of experience. That's nonsense. You learn to fly on small planes for hundreds of hours, and that's how you learn to handle an aircraft. Back when my brother was learning, there was no way you could get on at an airline with less than 5000 hours, though now with pilot shortages it is a lot lower.