Originally Posted by
Fly Navy
I wonder, do you all foresee the majors being more lenient in hiring standards with a guy like me who's a former Navy helo pilot, dual rated, 3000+ TT, 1300+ Multiengine Helicopter time, 225+ hours Actual Instrument, 125 hours of fixed wing time (mostly T-34C single engine turboprop), BS Aerospace Engineering and a graduate of the Navy School of Aviation Safety?
Do I understand 125 hours of FW time? Even your total time is low for the majors right now and I doubt you could even get a regional job with that little FW. If you did, it would be somewhere that would really open your eyes to low pay and abusive work conditions (Lakes, Silver, Mesa, etc).
125 hours FW is basically private pilot level. Yes, yes some folks (including me) respect your helo experience but employers want pilots who have good instincts, and you may not have enough FW instincts.
You'd probably need to start with some sort of 135 work or maybe even CFI to get the FW time up. Maybe bottom-feeder regionals. Maybe.
Majors? No way.