Originally Posted by
skylover
Stupid question: could a regional FO technically move directly up to a mainline without becoming a regional Captain first? Or is it an "unwritten rule" that you have to make it to regional Captain before getting accepted by a mainline?
Thanks
Minimums are minimums, if no TPiC is required and you meet the minimums there you go, but a pilot who has been a captain, check airman or instructor should have more experience than the average regional FO and thus gets hired!!! The whole point of the 1,000 T-PIC requirement is to weed down the possible applicants. Now Virgin and JetBlue don't require you to have T-PIc and have been hiring regional FO! The legacy carriers haven't done serious hiring since 9/11 so it will be interesting to see what their requirements will be but initially expect the 1,000 hr requirement to be there!