Not to rain on your parade but there are many many more people qualified than you. A 4000 hour ERJ SIC. JB has PIC requirements and DAL has PIC "considerations" which is military related so they could apply with no tpic. I know at some point after being on the right seat for almost a decade you believe that you're also as good as the PIC, but you're not.

 

How many pilots are coming out of the military without some Turbine PIC time? [at least those applying to JB or DAL]

USMCFLYR

 

So then why is it that we lost alot of pilots to DAL and JB when the boom happend? I know of 8 FO's out of ny that went to b6 and 6 other fo's who went to DAL.

 

weren't they giving 100k extra to stay in another 8 like 3 years ago if i remember

 

My neighbor who is a JB CP told me. Some people might also have pt135 experience before.

 

They have been giving Aviation INcentive Pay for a long, long time. Some times it is quite good, other times not as much. Back in the 'good ole' days', not many would take it if they were planning to go for the airlines. the loss in seniority was not worth it in the *long* run. At one time there was a study that said that you could get out all the way until you 18 year and still be better off financially getting on with the majors. Of course those times seem to be long gone now in the current state of the industry. I'm not sure what they were offering 3 years ago. I wasn't paying attention to it anymore.

As for those wanting to get on with American Eagle I say best of luck. I don't know enough about the industry to offer any advice of course; but encourage those geared toward applying to be armed with all the knowledge you can and too make informed decisions based on your expectations and desires, tempered with a healthy dose of reality.

USMCFLYR

 

That's a good way of saying it. I know at this point, most don't care about anything other than getting on an airline to fly a jet and experience the next level. However if that is your sole reason for going to Eagle then you're probably going to hate it. During the last wave there were a lot of people that got on at the place that hired them first due to low time or whatever only to fly for a short period and move to the airline of choice. I'm willing to bet that Eagle had a lot of pilots leave for the shorter upgrades. If you already have a steady job, just wait for the place that is right for you instead of going through the hassle of switching airlines. Just something to consider if you're trying to get into this industry.

 

Thats the easy part. Have you ever heard about 135 Vfr? My company have a 135 part which minimum time is 500hr. But don't make the VFR fool you. On the FAA check you have to do IFR competecy.

 

I don't think he was referring to 135 VFR captain it was more geared towards logging PIC as a 135 SIC... Age old argument that has multiple opinions due to the fact that every one perceives differently.

 

Any former AA/AE interns applying? I was an intern back in 2005 and I ended up going to another regional only to get furloughed.