Originally Posted by
Mason32
He does have a point. The last round of hiring they were taking people with Jet SIC time over folks with PIC in smaller turbine planes. Others were specifying that the time had to be in something over 45,000 pounds.
The only airline that I recall where this was the policy was/is Cathay Pacific. Other than that, can you name another one? PIC time is much more valuable than any type of SIC time, unless maybe you're talking about space shuttle time.
The boatload of jet SIC time that I acquired at Eagle didn't do me, nor any of my buddies, any good in getting interviews at the majors. I'd say that aside from personal contacts, networking, and internal recommendations, PIC time is where it's at.