Originally Posted by ShyGuy

Even in this economy, you don't necessarily need TPIC time or internal connections to get hired at a LCC/major. It's about having the motivation and the aptitude to leave. I can't count how many pilots I flew with that didn't bother updating their logbooks, some of them for over 6 months! I'm not just talking about Captains, but FOs too. How can you have an updated resume and apply online if you don't even know your flight times? I will say the CAs and FOs I knew at regionals that have moved on to Spirit, VA, JetBlue, US Air, Fedex, were all driven to leave and constantly kept their stuff up to date and applied regularly.