Originally Posted by rickair7777

It happens. It's also very, very, very rare and nobody can figure out why some get the call. Like I said I think they randomly select a few. Most civilians have thousands of hours TPIC.



You will need TPIC to be competitive for the best majors. Plan on 2K.



Legacies absolutely don't care. They operate multiple fleet types and what you get assigned as a new hire involves luck and seniority, they don't assign new hires to a type based on previous experience. they are more concerned with a well rounded background since you'll likely fly multiple types over your career anyway. All US airline pilots must complete the full airline specific type training, regardless of past experience or type ratings (very rare exceptions in regionals).

Some of the LCC/ULCC which operate only one type will likely give you extra credit for having experience in that type.