Originally Posted by
TCASTESTOK
Why was the type even required in the first place? The only pilots I think would have it would have either bought it or came over from another major or maybe a 135 that used 73s. Since most pilots trying to get into SWA were regionals I couldnt see them having a 73 type. But WHY did SWA want an insane number of TPIC time?
I wasn’t around when this happened, but apparently many airlines used to make you pay for all of your training, so once upon a time, making guys pay to get the type wasn’t so weird. And if I had to guess, the market used to allow SWA to demand such high mins, with every other show in town furloughing, they could be as selective as they wanted. The market has changed, so they’ve adjusted. Just my best guess.