Originally Posted by
Ultralight
There are hundreds, may be even thousands of regional guys who got the dear John letter from airways too, and I'm sure no response from United or Alaska, and soon American.
If you were a recruiter, would you not be impressed by someones ability to fly multi engine turbine PIC single pilot? CRM, 121 rest rules and multi crew environment can be covered in a few classes.
I still don't think the regional route is mandatory.
Actually, not necessarily. The multi crew environment can be challenging for the pilot with ingrained single pilot habits. Depending on how long they have flown single pilot IFR, the transition could be very difficult, especially considering they will be taking a position as a First Officer.