Originally Posted by
JetDoc
I see there is the need of a little background here so I will offer it. I am 46 years old, not a snot nosed kid throwing a " I want it now!" tantrum. I have been flying since 2005 and instructing for a bit over 4 years now at a PT 141 school. I possess an A&P license a CFI, CFII and a MEI. I am a designated check pilot at my school. I have given 13 checkride endorsements and not had a single applicant fail. I have had countless students try to kill me. I have never wrecked an airplane or ever had a certificate action taken against me. I have over 1700 hours TT and meet all ATP mins except cross country. I have paid my dues so if lamenting the fact that the requirements have been overly inflated constitutes "whining", so be it. That's your opinion and your are entitled to it.
What were the requirements when you were hired Block30? And I'm not asking what your qualifications were when you were hired. Just what the FAA required...... The bar has been moved and the law of unintended consequences is starting to rear its ugly head with the sad fact being that there are plenty of us out here qualified and willing to go to work...
As always, with respect...
You already told me your equals, which I think are commendable. You'll get to a regional in due time. I don't understand this "I need it now" mentality. So you have been qualified for IFR 135 for 500 hours and VFR 135 for 1200 hours. You have apparently chosen not to do those jobs. That's fine. But you should also understand how much XC time your current job averages per month.
Nothing drove me more nuts than listening to the CFIs at my school complain to me that they weren't getting enough money, time off, this kind of flight time, that kind of flight time, blah, blah, blah. I was in the same boat, except I had a -gasp- second part time job. Almost all CFIs were former students of the school and they knew the drill. I'm sorry, most CFI jobs don't provide everything all at once. And if you find the CFI job that does, please apply there, I'm not holding you back.
Also, what's it matter what my company required if I exceeded the mins? I had almost 3k TT when I got hired...I can't remember how the rest of my hours broke down. I think the company mins were 1,000 TT and 100 ME. I don't think its hypocritical to ask for people to have about half what I did when I got on at my first 121 gig. I have walked the proverbial mile in those shoes.