Originally Posted by
BarrySeal
years ago ALL "commuter" pilots were flying turboprops and got hired at all the majors
Saabs, Jetstream, Dash 8
and everything was fine
And back in then, in the Dark Ages, those turboprop pilots had several thousand hours, a traditional classroom with a dedicated instructor, and reams of highlighted and dog-ear'd books.
Today, it's a wet ATP; a computer screen and an iPad.