Turbine PIC requirement
04-20-2012 | 06:56 PM
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Turbine PIC requirement
I've searched and have come up empty handed. What is the consensus on the 1000 turbine PIC requirement? Is there an unwritten above 12,500 requirement in order to be hired, or is turbine time just turbine time. Also, is there a huge difference or preference towards regionals and 121 compared to flying 91 and 135.
Thanks for any input.
Thanks for any input.
04-20-2012 | 08:59 PM
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you've come up empty handed because nothing magical happens when you get 1000 turbine PIC. SWA is the only airline I know that has that minimum. Most other places don't care about "1000 hours turbine PIC" when hiring co pilots.
I've searched and have come up empty handed. What is the consensus on the 1000 turbine PIC requirement? Is there an unwritten above 12,500 requirement in order to be hired, or is turbine time just turbine time. Also, is there a huge difference or preference towards regionals and 121 compared to flying 91 and 135.
Thanks for any input.
Thanks for any input.
04-21-2012 | 03:15 AM
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From the listed airlines qualification requirements:
Fedex:
including a minimum of 1000 hours total fixed-wing pilot-in-command in multi-engine turbo prop A/C or jet A/C or combination thereof.
Delta:
When evaluating the flight time of applicants meeting the basic qualifications, consideration will be given to, among other things, quality, quantity, recency, and verifiability of training; complexity of aircraft flown; types of flight operations; and hours flown as PIC in turbine powered aircraft. Applicants invited to interview must provide appropriate documentation of all flight hours.
Alaska:
Minimum of 3000 hours total pilot time in fixed wing aircraft. Minimum 1000 PIC hours in multi-engine (turbojet/ turboprop) aircraft or single-engine high performance military jet or 750 hours PIC in multi-engine (turbojet/ turboprop) and 2000 hours SIC in multi-engine (turbojet/ turboprop) aircraft or single-engine high performance military jet. Minimum 50 hours flown within the last 12 months.
04-21-2012 | 03:23 AM
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FedEx openly states that they are hiring future Captains, no copilots. The difference is that they are hiring for not only the mechanical skills of manipulating the controls, but also the management and leadership skills needed to be an effective Captain.
In this day and age of limited hiring, I'd submit that any airline worth working for over 20+ years is of the same opinion. Why hire a guy with 3,000 hours of spraying cotton from a turbine when you can get a guy with 3,000 hours of MD-80 and larger time?
04-21-2012 | 03:16 PM
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I think that you have been fed a line somewhere....
FedEx openly states that they are hiring future Captains, no copilots. The difference is that they are hiring for not only the mechanical skills of manipulating the controls, but also the management and leadership skills needed to be an effective Captain.
FedEx openly states that they are hiring future Captains, no copilots. The difference is that they are hiring for not only the mechanical skills of manipulating the controls, but also the management and leadership skills needed to be an effective Captain.
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