Originally Posted by
de727ups
"It all my years in the business I have never met a major airline pilot that came straight from 135 only."
UPS, before the ANC domicle, would hire from a wide variety of backgrounds, to include corporate and 135 turbine. I think those guys had as good a chance as a 121 freight guy. Things changed with the ANC domicle, though, and they started really favoring over water as ANC is a junior base.
I don't see why a 135 guy years of G4 experience wouldn't equal a 121 RJ Capt with the same.
Most 135 jet jobs are in light jets (Citation 500 series, Beechjets, Lear 25/35/45, etc). G4s are at the very top of the pecking order and you'd have to have several thousand hours to even be considered for that kind of job -- PLUS be very well connected. By the time a business jet pilot gets to that point, they're pretty much committed to business jet flying, so comparing a G4 Capt to a 121 RJ Capt isn't exactly apples to apples. I don't think too many G4 capts would be inclined to give up that gig for anything else -- they ARE the ones making $$$ in the business jet world. Again, I think it all comes down to a person's career goals -- if your ultimate goal is to fly 121, then it probably makes sense to pursue the regional route to increase your competitiveness. If your goal is business jet/corporate flying, then going with a REPUTABLE 135 company might not be a bad deal.