Originally Posted by
DashTrash
Having a CFI, CFII, MEI, and any amount of "instruction" in those areas does not mean that you are ready for flying in the 121 world. If you've been instructing, you have probably never had moderate icing, had to deal with time constraints (i.e. holdover times, being on time for departures and arrivals). As an instructor you're probably not used to shooting an approach above 200 KIAS. There are many things that instructing really doesn't prepare you for in the 121 world. I've personally seen many people with a lot of dual given (1000+ hrs.), wash out of training at the 121 and 135 level. They wash out at a higher rate than someone that has done some real flying.
Based on what you are saying, I need to go beyond the limitations of the airplane I fly to get moderate icing experience before I fly 121? Also, you make it sound like MS flight simulator would be more valuable than flight instructing because it would get me used to flying at 200kts. Those two problems should be addressed by the airline's training problem, which they are doing the bare bone minimums to save money.