Originally Posted by
Jetlife
That is a line places like AMF sell to get applicants, but turbine PIC isn't any more valuable to a company that doesn't require it. The hiring process is so dynamic now that a multitude of factors go into getting hired at an ACMI, LCC, ULCC or a large fractional etc. You will have work very hard to get out of AMF and into one of those companies. If you spend several years flying a Metro or 1900, and you are a check airmen/ACP etc you're going to check a lot of boxes. If you're just a line pilot collecting PIC time, you're no different than a line pilot collecting SIC time at a regional.
Even if the airline requires 1,000 TPIC still (FedEx, UPS, SWA) that alone won't get you in the door. A simple metric would be to measure who went to AMF with no significant outside qualifications (military, previous 121 etc) and went to one of those companies.
Bottom line, a well rounded resume will get you farther than any single qualification. And this is verbatim from several airline recruiters.
Good point. With the movement at AMF (similar to the rest of the industry), it's fairly easy to move into a position such as training captain, check airman, or even a program manager.
The same is true with any job, if you sit around doing the bare minimum then it's going to be tough to leave.