Originally Posted by
stinsonjr
On a related question - how is Air Tractor time looked at? I am asking about the Turbine Air Tractors - and particularly the 800 series (800 gallon hopper, used extensively as an S.E.A.T. plane). These are cetainly NOT an equivalent of a C-172, if for no other reason than they have tailwheels...not the pansy training wheel...I mean nosewheel.
Never say never, but that type of flying is so different from crew/turbine/121/135 flying that you most likely will not be able to get a major airline job with that background alone. However most pilots respect the stick-and-rudder skills involved, so once you meet the realistic mins (ie 121/135 ME turbine PIC) then the ag-tractor time might be a bonus on your resume. But you're gonna need some regional (or at least 135) PIC.