Originally Posted by frmrbuffdrvr

And again you show you have no idea what you are talking about. As a former military pilot, in a crew aircraft, I will explain. On a military run sheet, the aircraft commander (captain in the civilian world) signs for the aircraft. In the logged time columns, there is FP (First Pilot) and SP (Second Pilot.) The FP is the pilot manipulating the controls (Pilot Flying in civilian crew language) and the SP is similar to the Pilot Monitoring. Since this is how the military flight time print out shows the flight time, SWA is clarifying for military pilots who may have little civilian experience that they only count PIC time when you have signed for the airplane (Part 61 PIC) and not just when you were the manipulator of the controls.

Thanks for the clarification I red it in a different way.

Not sure how that is confusing. If you are the pic (which every CAPTAIN at AMF is) it is PIC time. And if it is in a turbine aircraft, it is turbine PIC.



Wrong. The requirement to have a 737 type to GET an interview at SWA went out the window many years ago. Now, if they decide to HIRE you, you have to get your type rating before you show up for class. And, of course as in any interview situation, the more blocks you have checked off above the minimums will give you a better shot at getting the interview against others who do or don't have those boxes.

You are right that in order to have an interview at SW a 737 type rating is not a requirements but you have to have it within 6 months from the interview.
An FO just hired at SW told me that even if it's not written when he went for the interview all the candidates had a 737 type rating already.

You're right. There are lots of King Air part 135 PIC jobs and most of them pay more than AMF. But most of them also require 2000-2500 hours total and a lot require 500 hours in type. How are you going to get those jobs when you are sitting at 1200-1400 hours?

Oh, yeah. Maybe at AMF??

Not really because if they want 2000 total you can make it at any company, if they need time in a King Air.... AMF doesn't have King Air.
The only one they have belongs to the ex owner of the company.


Again, I have to agree with you. There is no guarantee that you will get into a metro in 4-6 months. Part of that is that if you are starting in a BE99 at 1200 hours and 50 ME, in 4-6 months you will have 1400 hours and 250 ME and you are no where near READY to handle an SA227 single pilot. Heck, I have heard pilots at other companies who think we are insane to even OPERATE metroliners single pilot. But having been through our training program, I feel very comfortable flying it single pilot.

Now, if you come in with 1600 hours and a couple hundred turbine already, then, with the people moving up to other companies right now (fractionals, corporate, etc.) then you can easily bid to a metro or BE1900. And the pay is no false promise. You can check on this web site and see the pay scale. First year metro is $40K minimum.

That's all based on the fact that you upgrade so fast as they say, what if you are stuck on the chieftain for months? What happens to the 1000 on turbine within two years?

And I can't speak for other bases, but in Dallas, reserve is actually the SENIOR position, not junior.