Originally Posted by
Marvin
Once again ... the OP is in a deployed location. No Part 142 schools there.
Even if there were, are you really going to buy recency of experience (100 hours) in a turboprop? I haven't priced what that costs per hour these days (around $1000 per hour?), but it is likely cost prohibitive.
I concur regarding the 737 type. SWA requires it; some other airlines think SWA is your primary target if you have it.
I understand that he is in a location with few, if zero options. Given his military experience in heavy aircraft, when he gets back and gets the ATP; which will make him a current and qualified pilot, I doubt if any airline worth a damn will dismiss him over the issue based upon his experince and deployment. He's not the first who goes non current and won't be the last.
He'd be very qualified IMO at places like Atlas for a 747 or 767 slot. And while some folks still look down their nose and consider operators like that to be second rate, they are not only well run consistently profitable, they have a lot of good cargo and AMC flying that you won't get elsewhere.