Originally Posted by
CE750
Which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.... I mean back in the day, when the normal route to the right seat was thru a 2-5 year stint sitting sideways, how much flight currency do you think those pilots had? Or what about the military guy who gets a 3 year desk job, or the furloughed pilot who gets a recall after years? Currency is just a way to save money for airlines.... nothing to do with hiring quality crew.
Stupid...........but nonetheless true. And I agree it has NOTHING to do with the hiring of quality crews; it's a HR thing, again, screen ya out!
First, you cannot compare hiring and "career" progression with even 5 years ago. HR will do virtually every trick in their book to cull the numbers and currency is just one of several ways they do it. Of course, when the economy returns, the boot is on the other foot.
Case in point. Ten years ago, I was unemployed for a long time, obtained WIA funds to get a new rating and became current. Did that increase my marketability? Not really, just got another rating. Applied to all those companies operating that type (and more) as I also had good time in type and on paper was competitive. For 14 months NOTHING bit and then, I was no longer current. Went overseas to fly something I had NO time AND NO RATING on. Guess what? No problem and in the ensuing 2-3 years flew 3 DIFFERENT types. So, agree 100%, currency, like hours, does not maketh the pilot necessarily!
Now, I'm going through the EXACT same scenario again.....yes, stupid but you cannot control what an airline HR dept does...........there is NO rhyme nor reason. They either like you or not............