Originally Posted by
TheOak
Just looking to see if anyone can either confirm or deny the rumor that MANY guys with VERY low time (500 hours) have been getting in largely based upon knowing people.
Not true, this isn't a 2 airplane op. where the chief pilot gets his son in as soon as he gets his commercial license.
The mins are non-negotiable. Our owners sign their contracts knowing all pilots will have a minimum of 2500hrs. Got that info from an IOE captain I flew with, he's been with the company 13 yrs.