Originally Posted by
Pitts S2B
The only thing you will gain is turboprop PIC (which, IMO, will not get you far). Get hired at a larger regional. Second year FO pay is better than what you will make as a captain! Then upgrade, get jet PIC and go from there!
*** ???? SWA, Air Tran, and CAL are full of BE1900 Captains that were hired with zero jet time.... PIC turbine is PIC turbine at most of the carriers. The people I hear making that distinction most of the time are the 300 hr right seat wonders that think everything is jet time.. or some HR person who knows very little about aviation. True.. jet time is quality time.. but it's not the only time. When I've sat on hiring boards and done sim checks, I've actually found the turbo-prop guys to have a little better air sense and better monkey skills. Fight for that PIC time..