Originally Posted by
SoFloFlyer
Only way to gain experience in the seat is to upgrade. Can’t be an FO forever. I know I know… fly as an FO first then upgrade, but 2 things…
You COMPLETELY missed the point.
Hiring demands have created a situation where the pilots in a new hire class without PIC were outliers, almost every new used to have PIC/AC time.
Some of the people I’m talking about maybe did 2-3 years at a regional and never upgraded.
My new hire class (about a decade ago), civ only hired had 10k+ TT, and more TPIC than many new hired have TOTAL TIME.