Originally Posted by
jetpilot5578
I am currently flying F-16s and have about 900 hours. At the end of my commitment I will have flown around 1250 total hours (PIC).
I don't remember what DAL's specific conversion factor is. Maybe a search would yield a specific answer. I might be the typical .3 per sortie, which would put you into the 1500 hr range more than likely.
Originally Posted by
jetpilot5578
I recently talked with a friend, who works on the hiring board for Delta. He told me that their minimum is 1500 hours. I asked him if I would even be granted an interview. He told me "probably not." He told me that there are tons of guys out there with 4000 multi-engine hours that will get the interview before I do.
If he works on the hiring board, he would know best. But reading this board, as well as others. A single seat pilot on the lower end of the spectrum with the sortie count doesn't seem to be in a competitive range. However, THAT'S FOR RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. Come the fall and next year, it'll probably go down. As the applicant pool drains, naturally the competitive times for what is in your peer group will drop. But it seems that most single seat, I SAY AGAIN MOST seem to be in the 2000+ hr range, and the usual IP/EVAL/NATOPS/SEFE boxes checked as well.
However, network network network to strengthen yourself to compensate for the areas that may not be making you stand out in you respective peer group for now.