Originally Posted by
Rusty17
In other words... does 1300 PIC in a C-130/C-17/C-5 plus 200 hrs PIC in your bug smasher at the local FBO equal 1500 hrs PIC for Airline App purposes? I know they care a hell of a lot more about your total military/combat time than they do about your time flying up and down the beach in a C-172 on the weekend, but don't know what the standard is for those out there who have already been through this Airline App process. You certainly don't want to get caught "speeding" if the industry standard is that single engine PIC isn't worth anything.
Short answer, yes it's all PIC per the FAA.
Longer answer...Airline Apps will have you break down time by aircraft as well as differentiate pilot PIC from instructor PIC, so they will see what's what and turbine pilot time is better than light piston ASEL.
But you need to understand what a given employer wants in the way of recency...
Might be 200 hours in 12 months, period. ASEL CFI (or even $100 hamburger time) counts. I think most US companies accept any flight time.
Might be professional (ie paid) pilot time, in which case CFI still counts I would think.
Some might require turbine time only.
In any case professional turbine crew time is most competitive, but that doesn't mean other time won't work in a pinch.
Read the fine print on their websites.