We lose out on good candidates because we require PIC time. There are folks who get called to legacies and fly wide bodies there with no pic time.

There are airlines that groom zero pic captains all over the industry and create fantastic captains. We can do the same here, it’s all up to our training department.

Also, I’m not saying let’s open the doors and hire everyone and their mother without PIC time, but there are candidates out there who have more than just a type rating on their resume that make up for no PIC time. We aren’t hiring massive amounts without a degree now, same difference with PIC time.

We’re one of the last to hold on to the PIC requirement, it’s time to adjust to the market and it go.