Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
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.
USMCFLYR
I agree with you 100%. Not for everyone, and should not be a requirement. Just saying it's one of the few avenues in civilian flying where you can brush up against the edge of the envelope. Invaluable experience, but not absolutely necessary.