Originally Posted by
JKSees
I'm sure this has been answered in here but I don't really feel like digging through months and months of posts. How current does Delta expect you to be to be competitive? I have heard 100 hrs in the last year?
I'm a ex-C-17 dude with over 1000 PIC and 2500 total. I'm 5 years non-current, got picked up by SkyWest and am about to enter into IOE, which will get me about 50 hrs of 121 flying in the E175. I'm trying to determine when to have one of my internal references send in a rec to HR. If that floats my app to the top for another look I don't want to score to low and waste the opportunity and have to wait another year. Delta is where I want to be.
When I got hired, about 2.5 years ago, they were looking for 400 hours in the previous year. 400 "good" hours, as in complex/multi, preferably 121 or any mil time, not C-172 time. They realized 400/year for a mil guy was not likely and seemed to make exceptions for that (I'm retired mil).
I'd recommend flying your butt off at SkyWest and having your refs send a letter after you've gotten about 400-500 hours. That should only take 6-7 months tops. I don't know how long probation is there, but that might be a good trigger too.
Yes, getting hired sooner is better, but you're right, you don't want to get scored too soon and then sit for a year, costing you more seniority.
Another plus in your situation is you will have proven you can adapt to and succeed at 121 ops.
Good luck! Despite all the grousing here, Delta's a great place to work.