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Old 03-12-2007 | 06:12 PM
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Most airlines like 100Hrs of Multi Time. Not all of it has to be PIC however it all has to be legally logged and you must be proficient in the aircraft. So what does that mean, well if you are flying right seat in a part 135 carrier and they let you fly the Part 91 ferry legs, that’s experience but unless you have been formally trained in that aircraft most airlines will not consider it towards the 100Hr min.

Why? Well an airline will want to see that you have some legitimate experience at the controls of a multi-engine airplane. 5 hours in a king air is usually worth lest than 5 hours of PIC in a Seminole (PA44-180). This may not always be fair because you might be learning a lot in the king air, however, in most cases they find that pilots flying those types of flights usually are just filling the seat.

Most people, I think, have about 8-15 hours dual received, then 10 hours PIC, and about 80 hours as an instructor. That rounds out to about 100Hrs.

Another way is to training in a program that offers initial training, or at least a majority in multi-engine airplanes. This way you get much more dual received, then log cross country PIC in a structured crew environment.

Check out http://airlinepilotmentor.com/logbookadvice.aspx to see how you can log flight time.

Always be sure that the time you log in you logbook is legit. Most Part 135 carriers do not require an FO so you cannot log that flight time, even if the pilot has an ATP rating. Only if they are a MEI can you log it and then again it would need to be a structured training program from an airline to really consider it.

Good Luck
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