Originally Posted by LearPilot88

You hit the nail on the head.

In my Indoc class at AA this month....EVERY SINGLE PERSON there had TPIC experience. Even though HR has the ability to hire zero TPIC people it is still the exception. Even AA is hiring with the mentality that you are a captain from day 1. People are getting hired at the "Big 4" with no PIC time, but they are still the exception and not the rule. The market isn't short on pilots, the market is short on captains and people who can make the jump to the left seat quickly.