Originally Posted by
aeroengineer
Ahhh thanks, makes sense now.
The company minimums are not to be confused with the contract minimums. DCMA 8210 dictates the bare minimums. L3 has been holding the the most lucrative ISR contract for years and will not likely risk losing it by hiring PICs with the bare minimum of hours in case something happens. In my opinion, L3's contract is the most demanding and involved form of ISR for the pilots (the pilots who care anyways). There is a lot of responsibility for someone hired directly to a PIC position and chief pilots will not hesitate to send someone home who can't make the grade through training.