Originally Posted by
ASAP
Man, you and I both. And the talk about reducing the SIC time of 1000 hours to upgrade makes me cringe. 1000 hours in the right seat is absolute minimum to be qualified to sign for a jet in which 76 souls are entrusting their safety.
I am coming out the military next year as a Aircraft Commander in the V-22 (24 passenger capacity) and I will only have restricted ATP mins. I am having a hell of a time finding a job besides the regionals. I would say your ability to conduct safe flight operations highly depends on the quality of flight time that a pilot has.