Originally Posted by
Navmode
I wasn't aware that failing captain upgrade/ excessive IOE for new hires was an issue. Anyone with 1500 hours SHOULD be able to be trained to fly an rj. Besides, if you KNOW that you're weak, why not just get better before trying to step up to the commercial level?
Huge issue. Average OE time at my employer is almost double what it was when we could hire lower time pilots from a crew oriented training college or flight school. Empirical measurement of flight time has ZERO bearing on RJ train-ability.... ZERO.
Busting out of.. or walking away from a first regional job probably wont preclude getting a DIFFERENT regional job.. but will likely add YEARS to an individuals time at the regional level before being able to overcome the issue in a major interview.