Originally Posted by
rcfd13
Do people right at 1,000 hours 121 time with no prior jet time actually feel comfortable upgrading? I went from CFI straight to the regionals and there's no way I would have upgraded at 1,000 hours. That seems a bit dangerous.
Instead of instructing for the whole time, many people do the part 135 thing first, flying turboprops around single pilot IFR. Others get FO jobs in a Leer, and then work up to Captain before going to the regionals. Those people are probable ready to upgrade. CFI only's, probably not.
Personally, I think working as a CFI past 500 or so hours provides very little "experience".