Originally Posted by
130JDrvr
Yea, 2 yrs of seniority is not a disadvantage.... The object is to get here as fast as you can.
Having been a sim guy in the 727 will not be a great advantage. The others guys in your class will be fresh of the street and they'll pass just fine.
If a sim job is all one has then thats great and it will work. I just think your better off as an internal with the chance of coming to the line after only 1 year.
If there is any question, ask a sim guy that started in late '94 what the 3 yr wait cost him in numbers? Or a guy that started the sim job in '02.
Past....
P.S. just looked it up. Sim guy starting in late '94 lost 1000 numbers. (3 yrs of hiring)
Past: I wasn't referring to your scenario. Of course you want to get here as soon as possible. Somebody earlier in the thread was implying that it might be tougher for a professional instructor to get through the new hire training because they would be more scrutinized. I don't agree with that and think that being a prof instructor would help you get through the initial training. That is the alleged disadvantage I was referring to.
Of course getting on the property two years quicker (if you could swing it) would not be a disadvantage.