Originally Posted by
payingdues
Funny to see guys with 2000TT hired by majors solely because its military.
When guys at the regionals have 10,000 more hours in a commercial airliner.
I will never understand that.
You're comparing two completely different paths...apples and oranges. For most military fighter guys, it would literally take a lifetime to accumulate 10,000+ hours in the jet. Those guys are lucky to log 250-300 hours a year.
But pure numbers of flight time are not very good indicators of the quality of that flight time. You may have 10k hours in an RJ, but for the most part, what were you doing during that time? Probably spent a large amount of that time in the cruise portion of flight.
Other guys from different other backgrounds (including 135 cargo, military, etc) spend far more time doing other stuff as they log time...tactical flying, formation flying, operating out of austere airfields with limited or no support and so on.
1 hour in another operation doesn't necessarily equate to 1 hour of 121 time.
To go further, I hear this ALL the time from guys..."I have umpteen million hours of flight time but no one is calling me". Understand that at this point, they are still just interviewing what they (the majors) view as the most desirable candidates. Realize that with 10,000+ resumes stacked on their desks, they have to discriminate between everyone. Pilots who've flown the line and have thousands of hours are a dime a dozen. But there are others who have experience as check airmen, directors of operation, chiefs of safety and so on that separate them from the rest of the herd.
You need to find a way to stand out from the herd. Sitting around whining about why you have 10k hours flying jets with major airline logos on it isn't going to get you an interview. And unless you want to be a career RJ pilot, I'd find a way to get a more positive attitude, stat.