Originally Posted by
450knotOffice
In the late 80's and early 90's, the regionals (we called them "the commuters") typically didn't look at anybody with less than an ATP and 2000 total time, and 500 multi-engine. I was the lowest time guy in my class in '91 with 2100 total time and 330 multi time, along with the ATP. This was for a Bae32 Jetstream class - 19 seats, 16,204 pound max gross takeoff weight airplane that AE operated under part 135 regs.
Yeah, in '94 that's about what I recall. Just out of curiosity:
• What was it like in the 60s, 70s, and 80s?
• How about the late 90s up through 9/11? Were they hiring 250-hour guys on September 10, 2001?
• And as I recall, 2001--2004 was a total disaster with zero hires and plenty of furloughs, so 'min quals' were kind of irrelevant.
Did I get that right?