Allegheny and Piedmont didn't have pay for training either. But you needed 2500 hours TT, 500 ME, and a lunar landing to qualify. To fly a 37 seat Dash 8.
I went from flying freight in a Cessna 402 every night to a Jetstream 31 - a 19 seat turboprop with a 230 knot redline. That thing ate my lunch when I first started. I had close to 2000 TT and over 500 ME. The training cost $10,000 and you weren't "officially" hired until you passed the checkride. I honestly have ZERO problem with the 1500 hour rule. The more you see... the more experiences you have with weather, and shoddy maintenance, and all four seasons... the more times you have to tell the boss or the customer "No" in the interest of safety... the better an airline crewmember you will be.
Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
Does anyone remember the 1990's? Regionals wouldn't look at you unless you had 1500TT/250 Multi and then you had to fork over $10,000 to pay for your training.
Didn't have $10,000 for an $18,000/yr job? That's okay. Eagle would hire you without pay-for-training, but now you needed 2,000TT and 500 multi.
Kids these days.
And get off my lawn, too.