Originally Posted by
titanium25
Thanks for all the replies guys...yea this was what I was kinda worried about which prompted me to post this. The lack of 121 time. What exactly would they deem subpar training? Personally, I've been trained with all initials and recurrents for types at FSI or CAE. I wouldn't be opposed to the LCC's either for some 121 exp.
When I heard this in indoc I thought it was sort of strange too. FSI does a good job, the others too. I think it had as much or more to do with how professionally the flight departments do their business and what habits their pilots bring. Some are great, some are very sloppy, reference the G-IV that crashed on takeoff at KBED. That accident report shows a pattern of bad ops that ended up killing 7 people.
Apply far and wide, take the best offer and keep your app updated at your target company. You have the experience for sure. You might need some 121 time for the majors. If not, and they call, great, but be willing to try regional and/or LCC.
A buddy of mine, retired military but similar hours and 5 years non-flying, interviewed and got offers with ExpressJet and Skywest within 2 or 3 weeks after applying. He went to ExpressJet and before he finished his first year he interviewed with and was hired by JetBlue and got a Delta interview offer.