Turbine PIC time or 121 time more valuable?
I'm at 1200TT and weighing two options-
1)Go to the regionals and wait for reserve time and upgrade time to start getting turbine time, then once im at ~1500 turbine PIC time, start applying to the majors OR 2)Get a job somewhere that I can build 100hrs/month of turbine PIC time, hit 1500 turbine PIC time there, and then go to the regionals afterwards to get some 121 experience. After a year or so there, apply to the majors. The goal of this would be to get my pic time faster and still have 121 experience. My question is- does United/Delta/American/Southwest consider 121 time more valuable than turbine PIC time? If the turbine time was in a caravan would that look bad compared to just getting my time more slowly at the regionals? |
Time at a regional is better than non-121 single engine turbine PIC.
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Originally Posted by Snowfrog
(Post 2540101)
I'm at 1200TT and weighing two options-
1)Go to the regionals and wait for reserve time and upgrade time to start getting turbine time, then once im at ~1500 turbine PIC time, start applying to the majors OR 2)Get a job somewhere that I can build 100hrs/month of turbine PIC time, hit 1500 turbine PIC time there, and then go to the regionals afterwards to get some 121 experience. After a year or so there, apply to the majors. The goal of this would be to get my pic time faster and still have 121 experience. My question is- does United/Delta/American/Southwest consider 121 time more valuable than turbine PIC time? If the turbine time was in a caravan would that look bad compared to just getting my time more slowly at the regionals? |
Originally Posted by Snowfrog
(Post 2540101)
My question is- does United/Delta/American/Southwest consider 121 time more valuable than turbine PIC time? If the turbine time was in a caravan would that look bad compared to just getting my time more slowly at the regionals?
Van TPIC alone will NOT get you hired by any Big-6. ASEL TPIC is only competitive for those if it's in a fighter. You'll need some glass jet time. That said, if you got some TPIC in a Van and then went to a regional, you could apply to the bigs with both the 121 and TPIC tickets punched. I've seen 121 FO's who had previous turbo-prop PIC get hired without having to upgrade. Pretty consistently. |
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