Originally Posted by
zondaracer
50 hours is as low as it will go due to the ATP requirement. Having said that, you can credit 25 hours in the simulator, so the regionals are taking guys with 25 hours of multi.
I also know a guy who got hired at a regional with no multiengine rating and 0 hours of multi as long as he agreed to get his multiengine rating and 25 of multi time before class start date. He had to shell out a bunch if money and fly his butt off between the interview and class date.
Yes. ATP requirement = 50 ME (25 can be in sim). For practical purposes 25 actual ME is as low as you can have to start training. Regionals will offer a job with less than 25 ME, but you'll need the 25 before class. You'll get the other 25 in the sim. Regionals are not paying for the folks to acquire the 25 airplane hours (yet).