Originally Posted by
Turbine
Thanks for that very detailed analysis !
I saw Ameriflight posted a need for a direct entry Metro captain, for CVG or BUF, on climb2350. The flight time requirements seemed a little steep. Something like 2-3K total with 1500 multi pic ?? Are those requirements lower for pilots already working at AMF ? What are the mins. to get a 99 as a new hire ? (assuming there was a vacancy for one of course)
If you knew someone who flies a metro then you would understand why for the high time requirements. It's a lot of airplane in the beginning. Especially for street hires; having to learn the "Ameriflightisms" and the aircraft.
For example, our Beech 99 IOE/line training is about 7-10 days max with a week of ground and sims, while the Metro IOE/line training is about 2-3 weeks of flight training and the 2 weeks of ground, CPTs, and sims.
Beech 99 street hires require less time. Lately it seems that the street captains have been having between 1200-1500 TT, with a couple hundred hours of multi, and some with no previous turbine time.