Originally Posted by
Sheg0theD
I predominantly have a 135 background.
I knew I would get lashed out at for that statement... my point was not to bash mil guys or fighter pilots. Why does a mil guy get preference then a civilian who has more experience in a sense of flying?
For example:
Single seat fighter will get hired on at a mainline carrier with 1500 total time.. (yes I know a majority of his time is all turbine PiC)
Civilian 5000 hours 3000 jet pic multiple crossings and world wide experience. Radio Silent.
The Mil guy is more attractive on paper then the civilian. Why?
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Like this has never been asked before. How many years experience does the 5000TT/3000 PIC guy have? How many years experience does the 1500 hr fighter guy have? Guess what? The civilian guy can get that in roughly 7 yrs. the fighter guy took about 10 yrs. In general if you don't have roughly 8 yrs experience you're below the average(median) new hire. It's been that way for years.
Where did the fighter guy have to rank in his class to get fighters? Where did the 5000/3000 guy have to rank in his class to get hired at his current job? Does any of that matter?
Is there any chance, any, that the guys setting the criteria have flown with guys from multiple backgrounds and considered that when they decided x military fighter = x mililtary heavy time = x civilian experience? (The answer is yes)
And 5000/3000 isn't even the median guy getting hired. It's higher than that.
The airlines prefer guys with 121 experience. 135 or 91 doesn't get as much value. Pipeline patrol? Banner towing? Parachutist pilot? Glider towing? Hello time? All considered lower valued flying background experience.
Why do the airlines prefer X and don't give as much credit, or perhaps any credit, for Y? For that you need to thank, or blame, the guys that went ahead of you. The industry has done some research on who's done better, or worse, in training or their careers and their selection process might reflect that.
FWIW a sense of humor isn't lacking, or more common, based on one's personal flying background. There are great and funny humans from every background. And there are the bottom rung guys from every background.