Originally Posted by
clipperstall
Maybe suspicious was the wrong word...
Example:
Pilot A flies up to part 135 PIC minimums for $100 hamburgers and personal trips etc.. in his own airplane and then applies to a part 135 freight company for a PIC position.
Pilot B is a CFI and earned part 135 minimums and applies to the same company.
Pilot C flew jumpers and applies to the same company.
To me.. Pilot A might be looked at as the weak link because they didn't fly occupationally. Pilot A shouldn't be discounted because he didn't fly professionally; however, would that be the case?
I have no authority to speak on the topic, but I would say that all 3 are equally competitive for a job at a 135 place. Even a regional I think would accept all that time. In fact, the 135 I think may be more likely to hire pilot A under this logic: B and C did a lot of at-base operations. Pilot C in fact never left his home base and did the same thing day in and day out. Pilot B (the CFI) a lot of the same, maybe a few XCs when that came up in lessons. Pilot A has a lot of XC time which is all 135 is.
Just my 2 cents. For entry level 135 and 121 jobs, most of the time they dont care how you got the hours, as long as you have them.