Originally Posted by
bonesbrigade
Personally I'd also say that it is rather underhanded on their part. There was a COmpass guy in my crashpad who had been out of the military for a year where he flew military King Air 350s... He gets hired at Compass, takes his checkride, does 2 days of IOE, then leaves to go to US Airways.
To me that is kinda dirty when you know up front that is the goal to get current and get out.
Originally Posted by
Phteven
There was a USAF 707 guy who was in my interview group who told us while we were waiting that he had already talked to recruiters at majors who said he just needed more time in the last six months. No doubt that the military has rigorous training and standards, but seems that showing you can function in the 121 world by making it through initial qual at a regional is not just desired by majors but encouraged.
Oh, and sure enough that 707 guy was off the seniority list no more than 6 months later.
Yeah, I've known people that have done similar things.
Dirty or underhanded? Nah, they're just playing the game that's been set up for them. If the majors want 121 currency, well... what other option do these people have? Besides, the more the regionals bleed, the quicker the regional airline idea becomes unsustainable. The quicker regionals are unsustainable, the more opportunity we have for bettering the profession as a whole.