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Engineer Pilot
Are pilots required to take any courses prior to getting hired?
I hear a lot of focus is spent on Crew Resource Management (CRM). Does one need to complete any training in CRM before or after getting hired?
No, if you are talking about the regional level this is the stuff you NEED:
Pilots License: COMM, AMEL
Medical: 1st. Class (current)
500-1500 hours total time.
50-300 hours ME time
US Citizenship (or greencard)
Passport
These things may be required, and will be helpful:
ATP, AMEL
FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator License
These things will be helpful:
CFI/CFII/MEI Tickets.
Previous 121, 135, or turbine flight time.
Anything else, such as "airline oriented training" may be slightly beneficial, but is not going to worth the cost in any event. These types of training courses are scams...but a lot of people fall for them. Your airline will provide ALL of your required training at no cost (except Gulfstream, which will charge you for training AND for the job). Oh, you will get CRM training after you are hired, but it must be that airline's specific course, so you can't get it out of the way in advance.