Originally Posted by
UnderOveur
I respectfully disagree. It can be very difficult to "find the hours", and can mean the difference between going to a regional this year vs. instructing for another year (maybe two depending on where one is instructing).
Time matters quite a bit. Too many tales of the difference 1 year makes in these forums to credibly suggest otherwise. "Seniority is everything" seems to be the #1 rule.
That's kind of the point though, if it really was so easy to be a commercial airline pilot, there'd be no janitors or waiters in this world.