this. there is no shortcut to experience in aviation. a 630 hour pilot frankly would not be allowed to fly my single engine aircraft under the insurance rules. so why is that person sitting in the right seat of an airbus a320 a large complex aircraft with 150 passengers behind him? that just doesn t make sense. les, let me pipe in there. you ve flown a 777, does that make sense to you. no i know what miles is saying and gabrielle you featured in that clip is a great example of someone very motivated. however, she s well aware of the issues that face her. the incentive really out there is compensation and it s not there. you re going to spend $200,000 almost at embry riddle by the time four years is over to get out and make food stamp wages, mcdonald s manager makes more than that. and the problem is we re dealing with a gap. she graduated, she s very