Originally Posted by
pilotlyfe
FreightDogs,
Thank you for taking the time to help people with their questions. I am just wondering, how difficult is it for a person to get hired as a BE1900 captain with 135 IFR PIC mins, previous Alaska BE1900 SIC experience and little PIC time? Are the chances pretty low? I am also wondering, what's a day in the life of a pilot? Do you help load and unload?
Again, thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
pilotlyfe
When you say you have 135 IFR mins, are you meaning right at (or very near) 1200 TT? If that is the case, you won't get hired directly into the BE1900, even with the SIC time. Usually for a direct hire we are looking for closer to 1800-2000 hours total time. Right at 135 mins you would be looking at starting in a BE99. You would have the opportunity to bid into the 1900 after you get to around 1600 hours. (It is lower for a transition than a direct hire because you would already know our systems and we would have a better idea about your skills and work ethic.)