Originally Posted by John Carr

I did a M&G early this year. At that time, I was told the "average civilian RJ pilot" (wink wink) had north of 9k TT, in the 4k TPIC range.

Pre 9/11, the "average" regional guy (wink wink) was around 4kTT with about 1500TPIC as the "competitive" number, as well as usually 2 type ratings.



When comparing TT amongst a civ and mil pilot, it's an apples to bowling balls comparison. ESPECIALLY if it's single seat/tactical jet. And actually, 2K puts a guy that almost middle of the pack for that peer group. Doesn't matter if that 2k included the sortie conversion or not.



That was a looooooong time ago. And the 350 FW/PIC allowed them A LOT of flexibility in who they hired. It also gave them flexibility to help out in casting a wider net, especially as it related to the after effects of a lawsuit. And keep in mind, those "500TT" pilots made up a small number of ANY new hire class. Just like the 2500TT RJ FO does NOW. SURE, you'll hear about them getting hired. But for RIGHT HERE, and RIGHT NOW, it makes up a small quantity in any given OTS/new hire class.



See above on the numbers I was told, vs. what PBSG was told, etc. But probably not too far off the mark. AGAIN, those are an "average" (wink wink).



See above, everybody seems to hear different numbers, but not too far different.