Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
ANC is a garanteed first base for 74 new hire.
Like he said, that’s a Giant leap, pun intended.
Follow his advice, get on with a Regional, get some jet and IFR time. Speeds, SID/STAR, FMC are all things you’ve never worked with.
The 74 training program is not geared towards vertical hiring.
I came from a 73 and it was daunting.
I concur with TS. I have a single pilot EMS King Air background as well. Went to a DoD contract on bigger Multi TP's working a crew airplane before coming to Atlas. In retrospect, the uphill climb on the 74 would have been a lot less hair pulling if I had at least some background flying SIDs and STARs in the 121 jet world. It can be done, but I would bet you'd be happier and more confident hitting a regional for a few months. YMMV.