Originally Posted by
STLaviator
Whole-heartedly agree. And pilots with those hours are out there too, but maybe they're just waiting for the phone to ring or for the right offer. It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out. Depending on how well the next 5 yrs go, the following decade can be a pretty exciting period for aviation.
If it makes you feel any better, my interviewing class of 11 most people had over 1000/100 (myself included). Only two people had gotten in using the newer, lower rules. Pro tip for people interviewing: If your folder is yellow, it just means you are in the lower mins category and have to sign the 2 year contract. Even then, those 2 people were at like 750/80 multi. Yes that is less than 1000/100 but not too bad. I would say extremes aside (one person was a former F-15/16 pilot), the AVERAGE interview times were around 1000/100. I got the interview call at 1100/115.
Incidentally, one person interviewing was an older gentleman who went through one of those pay-to-play programs. IE "first officer training" where you pay 10-20 grand so sit right seat in something.