"By getting the type, the airlines have agreed to hire us with 400 to 500 hrs. TT and 100 ME instead of having to build 1000TT"

What's wrong with building time to 1000 total. You make it sound like to do so is some sort of mistake?

Don't know how much RAA CFI's fly but do you really think getting a regional job six months faster is worth 13.5K?

So, half the guys who go to RAA have no special "in" for a job cause they didn't do the type? Just want to be clear with that.