Originally Posted by
tpersuit
I know last year, UND grads were getting hired by Mesaba and Pinnacle with our 4-year degree. I finished there with 180 TT and 25 multi after my commercial inst/multi courses. I did CFI/CFII so I had 240 TT when I left, but our Aviation Management Majors could easily leave there with under 200 TT. It's really quality time though, since you probably have close to around 500+ hours of equivalent training with all the ground school and classes you need to take. UND is a 141 school, so it has a lot lower minimums due to the requirements of the training.
I had to instruct for a year because I came out year before the boom. Glad though because I couldn't be happier at XJT.
There are a lot of 141 schools who offer the same quality of training but that doesn't mean you're any more ready for the 121 world. I'm sure most will agree there are important attributes that one gains from instructing for a year or two; like confidence, desicion making and responsibility. All are very important and a 200 hour wonder may posses one but not all of the above, only time in command can net all.
An example of when I feel a 200 hour wonder MIGHT be ready for the 121 world is when they come from a background that has netted them many years of cammand experience. Meaning this is their second professional career. Even then I feel they will need a little more experience before moving on but not as much as a greenhorn just out of college who has never experience real resonsiblily/command. BTW teaching a class or two as an undergrad does not count, you need to be in command of others and teaching students does fit the bill (speaking from experience).
I mean no offense to any 200 hour wonder, JMO.