Originally Posted by
jeffang53
May I ask what airplane the charter company flies? I'm in the same boat... retiring in Oct. I have offers to interview with Expressjet and American Eagle but I've already been offered a position with L3 to fly King Airs on an OCONUS rotation.
Anyone think L3 is an acceptable route to the majors?
I looked back at some of your posts and saw where you said you had a bunch of helo time, and 500 fw time. In this particular case, I think its a gamble either way. Some of the other mil guys talking here already have close to 2000 jet pic - as they already exceed the mins at the majors, they need a placeholder to maintain currency.
Either choice you make, the bulk of your next hours will be SIC time. At the regional, you will get the 121 stamp, and flying something with MGTOW 40k+. Going to L3, your time will be SIC, no 121 stamp, you will probably upgrade quicker, but MGTOW < 12.5klbs - but you will be able to pay your electricity bill, and then some.
If the goal is to fly for the Majors, I'd give some serious consideration to the regional. Probably worth sitting down with the EC guys + Judy and ask their thoughts - they've seen the types of resumes that get picked over the years.