Originally Posted by
rickt86
Most airlines require 3000-3500 total time to upgrade. If your a cfi with 1500 hours that will take two years min at a 121 airline.
Not if reserve times are long. I spent most of my first year on reserve hardly ever flying. It took me 2 years at a 121 carrier to break the 1,000 turbine mark and almost 3 years to go over 3,000 total. I was lucky only spending a year on reserve. Some of my friends in more senior bases are still on reserve after 3 years and don't build time very fast.