Originally Posted by
Agcat25
I’ve been trying to get a SEAT job for the last few years. I thing that if I were currently working as an ag pilot flying a turbine Airtractor or Thrush, I would be flying a SEAT now. I’ve learned that airline guys with ag time have a good shot at landing a SEAT job. Operators seem to value the radio communication experience that airline guys bring but I think ag time is paramount. I have a tiny bit of AT802 time (15 hrs) and I can tell you, it’s a real beast!
I can't think of a single SEAT pilot that I know, who has airline experience, other than me. I'm sure there is someone somewhere in the system, but I can't think of any. An airline pilot looking for a position in a single engine tanker would need to have significant conventional gear and air tractor experience, and would best have several seasons of air attack experience; an airline background would generally be seen as a negative.