Originally Posted by emb145

I was raised in a working class household in the Southeast. Parents split so I joined the Navy to finance college. Flight instructed, flew 135 boxes at night and got 800 turbine PIC there. EMB145 turbine PIC over 1500. 7000 total. Hopefully that gets me in the lower tier of "competitive" right?

Flying a Delta jumpseat on 76 with female FO. Got to talking about what's competitive with the crew to get a look from Delta and she speaks up and says, "Oh, I got hired here with 2000 total. Flight instructed till 900 and went to regional XXX. I didn't upgrade, (translate NO turbine PIC) and hired into the right seat here in 2007. You should be golden."

I guess she was clueless.

Just got me to thinking about how proud I was of being a Cherokee now.