Originally Posted by Nashmd11
1000 PIC in a Jetstream? Nice try. At least you tried to gloss over the fact that UPS has zero hiring standards if your a minority. Here's two examples of this. One of our 75 pilots was a right seater on a Jetstream in ORD for 5 months. Yes, I said 5 months. She had a total turbine time of 175 hours. Zero PIC time. She is now a Captain flying z. Another one I trained with was out of flying for over 2 years. She was a sales clerk at a Jeans store. So give me a break. Two totally different standards. We all know it.
Nash, I'm not sure what the mins were when this Z Capt. got hired, but here are the mins. since 11/04
Minimum Requirements:
* Hold a current FAA First Class Medical Certificate
* Hold a current ATP certificate OR hold an ATP written with a commercial pilot airplane multiengine land certificate with instrument certificate
* Hold a current flight engineer written or current flight engineer certificate
* Have a minimum of 1500 hours of total fixed-wing pilot time
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Have a minimum of 1000 hours pilot in command (PIC) hours in fixed-
wing jet and/or fixed-wing multi-engine turboprop
Pilot in Command, per FAR 1.1, means the person who:
1. Has final authority and responsibility for the operation and safety of the flight;
2. Has been designated as the pilot in command before or during the flight;
3. Holds the appropriate category, class, and type rating, if appropriate, for the conduct of the flight
* Hold an FCC restricted radiotelephone operator permit
* Hold a valid passport
* Four year degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.
* Have authorization to work in the United States
* Be at least twenty-one years of age
UPS is not hiring people with zero PIC time anymore. What do you think the mins should be? 4000 PIC in a heavy? I believe if you meet the mins, you're qualified. Be it 1000.1 or 10,000. My class had a wide range of backgrounds, Saab Capt., RJ Capt's, Fighters, Tankers, and heavy freight. Some classes have corporate as well.