Originally Posted by
The Juice
Hard time getting on anywhere after a regional if the only PIC time you have is in a 172. You need that TPIC and you will need an upgrade to get it, called putting in your time and paying you dues.
Gotcha. I figured that was the case, otherwise everyone would be leaving and going somewhere better.
Here are the NetJet minimums as per their website:
To qualify as a NetJets Aviation, Inc. (Citation, Hawker, Falcon, Gulfstream 200, Boeing aircraft) pilot candidate you must have the following prerequisites:
- Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (Multi-Engine Land)
- Current FAA First Class Medical certificate
- 2500 hours total pilot time
- 500 hours fixed wing multi-engine time
- 250 hours instrument time (actual or simulated in flight - excludes simulator time)
I even looked up hiring minimums for a major airline (Delta) and saw that no PIC time was required (just 1,000 hours of fixed wing turboprop or turbofan time). The page did say this:
When evaluating the flight time of applicants meeting the basic qualifications, consideration will be given to, among other things, quality, quantity, recency, and verifiability of training; complexity of aircraft flown; types of flight operations; and hours flown as PIC in turbine powered aircraft.
Is PIC time an unsaid minimum, or is it possible to get hired with a major, or with someone such as NetJets with no turbine PIC?