Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
Hey all...I was just wondering...if a pilot got 1500 Turbine PIC in a King Air as a corporate pilot or Beech 99 as a box mover would the major airlines such as FedEx, UPS, or Southwest be likely to interview/hire you? My major thing is that I am trying to figure out if I should stay as a CFI for an extra year and build my time up for a 135 gig like Ameriflight or go to a regional in 6 months. Has anyone ever been hired by one of these companies with just Be99/King Air/small turboprop PIC time (that wasn't dating the CEO's daughter)? Thanks all.
When I was a newhire, my sim partner had flown checks in 1900s in Alaska, and that is where he got his turbine PIC. Of course, he also threw boxes at the ANC ramp for a year and was hired as an internal.