Originally Posted by
johnnysnow
Single Pilot 135 Cargo. Unfortunately it's on the job training by yourself. You learn real quick through trial and error what your and the airplanes limitations are. You push the limit to far and drill a hole in the ground, than you become another statistic instead of breaking news on CNN. Nobody cares about 1 dead pilot and a bunch of boxes or checks.
Is it an imperfect system? Yes.
Does it produce the seasoning and experience that your describing? Well that's up for debate.
Will you draw on those experiences for the rest of your flying career? Most definitely.
It sounds like wonderful experience - but if you made it required to go through that step on your way to an airline seat; would there actually be enough opportunities for pilots? I think P135 experience would be wonderful but there has to be other avenues available that provide such experience. Again - when I finally got all of my ratings and started to look for a job (and I didn't want to instruct at the time) I never consider that going straight to a regional was even an option; and maybe it wasn't back in the mid-late 80s.
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