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I wouldn't necessarily call 2250 hours a lot of time, sir. There are thousands of guys with way more time than that who have spent years in the regionals, captains and fo's, all of whom started at ground zero, who would give their left wing nut to fly for Netjets.
Furthermore, there are many on this thread who had twice that total time who, in the years following 9/11, would have given their right wing nut just to get a CFI job. And even more, who were not even qualified to apply for a regional job until they had 3000TT/500 ME PIC.
If you served our county and earned you RW time flying for the military, then I apologize...and thank you for your service. If you earned your RW time flying life flight missions, risking your life to save the lives of others, then I apologize...thank you for your bravery. If you earned you RW time in any law enforcement capacity...God bless you, and good luck!
But if you earned your 2250tt flying traffic watch, pipeline patrol, flight instructing, Grand Canyon tours, etc, may I invite you to start at ground zero, pay your dues, and get in the back of the line with the rest of us that are still paying ours!
I was not prior military, but started out as a CFI, then flew a short stint doing tours. After that I flew law enforcement missions, and have now spend the last 4yrs flying EMS. I understand that my time may not be a lot compared to guys in the FW world, but flying EMS you don't get a lot of hours.
I am sorry if I came across as being obnoxious or sounding like I don't want to pay my dues.
I understand fully what it's like to spend long days teaching students and trying to get one more rung up the ladder.
There are several reasons I want to fly FW, the biggest is probably the safety aspect, then money, and lastly is because I enjoy flying in the IFR environment which I don't get to do often.
I have been told that some of these NetJets, Delta Private Jets, etc...are counting peoples helicopter time, and also may be hiring some with ATP minimums. So I was trying to figure out if by going to a regional, and adding another 800 or so multi hours and putting TT over 3k would make me more competitive. Or of I should go find a freight outfit or something.