Originally Posted by
SilkyD
Actually, the saffer is right.
If you go on pprune you will see that he is not mistaken.
It is insane, you have guys that have thousands of hours on turbo props but they can't make it to the next level; as many of the 737/a320 operators out there prefer to hire integrated (think part 141) graduates from a handful of schools with about 250 hours TT. So egg320 makes a very valid point.
Yes I'm glad you understand the situation. By the way I'm a 4100 hour pilot with 3100 twin turbine including A320 rating and King Air and I can't get a job in Europe.
What I love about places like the U.S. And South Africa is they value experience in airlines regardless of type. They appreciate ME time on turboprops, bush flying, charter etc.
Europe is nothing more than a giant P2f scam. I know 20 year olds in A320 with 250 hours total because they did an integrated course with type rating through a school that has a deal with European carriers to train pilots according to their SOP,s but in turn the carriers only hire from those schools.
So if you did not train at Oxford aviation, CTC wings, Jerez in Spain etc you are basically cut out of the job market. In the U.S. The pilots would burn the industry to the ground if that happened to them and I really respect the U.S. Aviation community for that and want to be part of it.
I have been offered a golden opportunity and plan to grab it with both hands and commit my future to US aviation.