Originally Posted by
cynicalaviator
Asking for a friend of mine: what's the current hiring outlook for a 500 hr pilot?
At 500 hours, the only position available is E120 FO, provided we have a current opening and you have a minimum of 25 hours multi time. Those are the bare minimum requirements and we have many applicants for a limited number of spots. Once you get to 800 hours, you become eligible for our Accelerated Captain Program. There you are trained as a first officer in the BE99 to gain hours and experience in our system. This is also where you can work on getting to not just the 1200 hours required for an IFR captain, but also your cross country, night, and instrument time requirements. Once you reach about 1000 hours total time, we are currently checking pilots as VFR captains. You would continue to build time flying as a VFR captain (weather permitting) and as an FO until you approach 1200 hours. At that point you would be paired with a training captain to get you ready for your instrument check ride (135.297.) Once that is completed you would be released to the line as an unrestricted IFR captain.