Originally Posted by
QRH Bingo
I am not involved in hiring but I'll give you my best guess answer: It all depends on how many applicants apply and their experience. Berry is experiencing a shortage of applicants just like every other part 135 operator. The previous published minimums used to be 800 hrs and to be competitive you needed over 1,000.
Now, to be blunt, you will not get a phone call back at 300 hours unless you had an inside recommendation. But, if lets say you had 300 hours and 100 of that were multi, maybe. They do consider quality of time, not just quantity.
Additionally, they want someone who will upgrade into the left seat. It can be a tough schedule at times, so if you come in at 300 hours, you may not have the motivation to stick around by the time you're legal to upgrade.
My $0.02. Get your CFI (it's good to have), instruct for a few hundred hours (again, good experience to have), and then come on over. But hey, you're free to apply any time.
Free to apply, sure. But I wouldn’t attempt it at 300 unless I did have an inside track. Honestly, not much in the bank left to get my multi with at the moment. I understand the tough schedule, but if the 70-90k for the EMB and 90-120k for the SAAB is accurate, I would take it. And I’m not looking to go to the airlines. Maybe UPS in the future. But if there is an opening when I get to 500 I will definitely apply to Berry. I’m a Texas boy, and I want to stay in the DFW area.