Originally Posted by
Hacker15e
I am currently on my third fighter tour and still only have around 1,300 hours PIC turbine. Fighter guys are not going to have a significant difference between their total time and their PIC turbine time, since they are logging PIC from practically day one.
A 3,000 hour (Alaska's min) fighter guy is a rare bird...probably only a guy who flew his entire career and retired from the AF will be eligible...not someone who got out of the military mid-career.
Make sure you do a your Military conversion. .2 or .3 per sortie
At one point in my quest, I had 1200 hours, but 1400 sorties...... that is a lot of take offs and landings. After the conversion I had enough for that magical 1500 to get my ATP. Most of the MGT pilots or interviewers understand fighter guys and their apparent low time.........You are roughly equivalent to a C-141 or C17 guy with 3000 hours or more. I wouldn't let that stop you from applying.