Originally Posted by
CaptainCarl
An added bonus of having a type is when you go to get a job somewhere and they look at your license, they might think to themselves, "Hey, this guy has got a 73 type. That must mean he is not a complete dummy and he has been exposed to the environment in which we will be putting him. Plus, if he can buckle down and do this type rating, he sure as heck should be able to make it through our training program."
Go for it.
Or it says... This guy wanted to work for Southwest and they didn't want him, why should we gve him flight time and experience only to have him run off to Southwest after the 2nd interview 6 months from now. Devils Advocate, sorry.