Originally Posted by
Snowfrog
I'm at 1200TT and weighing two options-
1)Go to the regionals and wait for reserve time and upgrade time to start getting turbine time, then once im at ~1500 turbine PIC time, start applying to the majors
OR
2)Get a job somewhere that I can build 100hrs/month of turbine PIC time, hit 1500 turbine PIC time there, and then go to the regionals afterwards to get some 121 experience. After a year or so there, apply to the majors. The goal of this would be to get my pic time faster and still have 121 experience.
My question is- does United/Delta/American/Southwest consider 121 time more valuable than turbine PIC time? If the turbine time was in a caravan would that look bad compared to just getting my time more slowly at the regionals?
Go to the regionals if you can. It will only take you an extra 12-18 months to hit your PIC time goals, especially at the Amerian Airlines Wholly Owned regionals (Envoy, Piedmont and PSA) they’re upgrading folks as soon as they have minimums to be PIC... actually Envoy and PSA are so desperate for captains that they’re forcing upgrades regardless of if a pilot wants it or not.