Originally Posted by
HerkReynolds
Thanks everyone! Seems like a pretty split opinion... I've never been the type to abuse the Mil leave because I know exactly the impression it leaves with the civ employer. Most of my Mil leave has been for upgrades, pulling 120's,etc.
One thing worth mentioning is that projected upgrade of six months is only due to the ~400 121 hours that I need. Seniority-wise I could've held it a while back, so I would enjoy the benefits of being a top 15% FO in my base in the meantime(18 days off to bust my ass at the guard)
The LCC seems worthwhile since I've got a shot at getting hired there so young. Yet, my efforts could be better spent working on proceeding direct to the fix, like Salty said.
Thanks again everyone, I guess I've got some more thinking to do...
I assume you know up to 500 hours of crewed mil multiengine airplane PIC can be used for the 1,000 hours of required 121 SIC to upgrade? That would take your total 121 SIC needed to only 500 hours. Wasn’t clear reading your posts what your time breakdowns were.
Edit: 121.436
(c) For the purpose of satisfying the flight hour requirement in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, a pilot may credit 500 hours of military flight time obtained as pilot in command of a multiengine turbine-powered, fixed-wing airplane in an operation requiring more than one pilot.