Originally Posted by
chestercfi
Any idea when the age 23 restriction is going to be lifted? I'll be graduating in less than 2 months with a BS in Meteorology with 2150TT and 360 Multi, part 135 current and I can't apply to Compass because I'm 21 1/2. A few years back Republic had the same restriction, but they lifted that at some point. Anyone have any insight?
All Compass applicants are required to meet every requirement of the ATP due to a part of our contract that says every pilot will be given a PIC Type Rating on the E175. Back before the industry went to pot, the company was getting desperate and hired seven pilots who did not have the flight time. It was grieved, in the end the pilots were allowed to stay but the company had to bring them back to the sim to get their type once they hit the magic numbers, and the company agreed to only hire ATP-qualified pilots in the future. That includes age.
Good show having that experience and a 4-yr degree at age 21.5, though. I hate to say it, but even your experience is quite low for CPS right now. Hopefully things will turn around soon. In the meantime, fly safe. I did the Part 135 cargo thing myself for about 1000 hours and while it was great experience that taught me a lot, I wouldn't want to repeat it again. I've known too many people who died doing 135.