First.... my company in particular does not just hire any low time pilot with the required certificates. You need either a meteorology background or have taken wx mod classes in school.

Second... most companies... with the exception of the high priced contracts that are won by said companies... do not operate multi engine aircraft. Too expensive for required elements of the contract. SOAR and WMI are the only companies that I know of that consistently operate multi engine a/c on their contracts.

Third... we do not fly into level 5 T-storms.... that would be counterproductive.... plus at my current employer we have certain "seeding termination" criteria which does not allow us to seed those cells. Furthermore... if you were seeding a level 5 you would not be doing your job correctly.

Fourth... I hope you did get hired by a company for the summer season and if you did you should pm me so we can tell each other stories about Jesus... drink beer... tell some lies... and get into some trouble!

Fifth.... you do learn a lot about keeping your own @ss out of trouble... usually by getting into situations that are less than desirable and then getting out of them... this tends to be the reason that people like to employ folks with wx mod experience... because we know how to stay away from compromising situations and not need to use our top gun piloting skills to get out.

Any disagreements? Roll 'em out and lets see what chu got!