Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
In my experience, companies want someone at or near ATP and who is independent and good enough to run a line without much home office assistance: somebody who can get the job done.
No, they want someone who meets FAR minimums! Hence why companies like Airnet and Flight Express hire below 135.243(c) mins and employ these guys until they get 135 mins.
Flying 'scheduled' type 135 freight is no harder then flying sic in a 121 airline IMO. Once you've done the same route over, and over, and over again it's all the same. No new real experience takes place. Guys at the airport where I used to work would fly the same 180 mile leg up in the morning and down at night. Whoppee.
That being said, flying for a 135 company that goes to many different places, without warning, is truly a much better job experience wise for sure. I'm sure the pay reflects that.