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New to this forum. Looking to get my ATP in about a year. Wondering about the TT requirement to get an interview with a decent airline. Understood 1500 TT to get ATP but after that you are a certified pilot so why would airline X state that they won't look at you until you have an arbitrary TT lets say 2500. What are airlines really looking at? Regardless of how many hours you fly when you get hired by a new airline you are essentially at zero hours learning to fly a new platform correct? Is this TT actually based off of airlines believing that 2500 TT average age is 25 yrs old? What I mean is, do airlines view TT as maturity; or capability of handling "stressful situations"?I'm asking since I'm looking to transition out of the Army, and looking to become a pilot, I have had a few experiences handling "stressful situations" and I am probably a little older than your average starting pilot out of college. Would this make me more "qualified" after I get my ATP to be interviewed? I'm not looking for a golden ticket, just a chance at an interview once I get my ATP.
Thanks in advance for your response.
It's all about experience. It is the same reason some Engineering, Teaching, Accounting, etc. jobs require 3-5 years of work experience. Someone with a fresh ATP is like someone coming straight out of basic. Yea they have the same training but not the same experience level. The people in charge of reviewing applications think that having a certain number of hours will mean that you have dealt with situations in the aircraft that make you a better candidate (eg. He's made that decision to divert due to WX with minimum fuel, he's had MX issues inflight/preflight, etc)